Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. CME Group Inc shares valued at $69,929 were purchased by SHEPARD WILLIAM R on Dec 30 ’25. At $278.37 per share, SHEPARD WILLIAM R acquired 251 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 258,710 shares worth approximately $71.2 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, SHEPARD WILLIAM R purchased 11 shares, netting a total of over 3,079 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $278.37 each, the insider now holds 2,477 shares.
Before that, DUFFY TERRENCE A had sold 25,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $6,738,815, the Chairman and CEO traded CME Group Inc shares for $269.55 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 25,000 shares, worth approximately $18.11 million.
As published in a research note from TD Cowen on January 14, 2026, CME Group Inc [CME] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $305. Analysts at Deutsche Bank upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late October. As of September 25, 2025, Citigroup has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for CME. Earlier on July 24, 2025, UBS downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for CME stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing CME Stock Performance
On last trading session, CME Group Inc [NASDAQ: CME] rose 2.53% to $275.23. The stock’s lowest price that day was $270.02, but it reached a high of $275.36 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.14%. Over the course of the year, CME Group Inc shares have jumped approximately 19.95%.
Is CME Group Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of CME Group Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 46492.0 shares to 5.0 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 4.95 million shares. A jump of 0.93% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.95 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.95.
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In terms of CME Group Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 304 in the next 12 months, up nearly 13.24% from the previous closing price of $268.45. Analysts anticipate CME Group Inc stock to reach 320 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 280. In spite of this, 11 analysts ranked CME Group Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On April 08, 2025, Morgan Stanley assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $301.
