Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for CME Group (CME)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of CME Group (NASDAQ: CME) in the last few weeks:

• 6/22/2026 – CME Group had its price target lowered by TD Cowen from $323.00 to $273.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/18/2026 – CME Group was upgraded by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from “market perform” to “outperform”. They now have a $305.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/17/2026 – CME Group was given a new $320.00 price target by Piper Sandler.
• 6/15/2026 – CME Group had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Piper Sandler. They now have a $329.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/15/2026 – CME Group had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group AG.
• 6/13/2026 – CME Group was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “sell” to “hold”.
• 6/11/2026 – CME Group was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (a-)” to “buy (b+)”.
• 6/11/2026 – CME Group was upgraded by Rothschild & Co Redburn from “neutral” to “buy”. They now have a $323.00 price target on the stock, up from $316.00.
• 6/5/2026 – CME Group was downgraded by Erste Group Bank AG from “buy” to “hold”.
• 5/29/2026 – CME Group had its “buy (a-)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 4/27/2026 – CME Group had its price target lowered by Rothschild & Co Redburn from $340.00 to $316.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 4/26/2026 – CME Group was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “sell”.

CME Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 25th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 9th will be paid a $1.30 dividend. This represents a $5.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 9th. CME Group’s dividend payout ratio is 44.37%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other CME Group news, insider Hilda Harris Piell sold 5,753 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $304.63, for a total value of $1,752,536.39. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 27,702 shares in the company, valued at $8,438,860.26. This represents a 17.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Terrence A. Duffy sold 35,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $298.51, for a total value of $10,447,850.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 55,630 shares in the company, valued at $16,606,111.30. This trade represents a 38.62% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

CME Group Inc is a global markets company that operates some of the world’s largest and most liquid derivatives exchanges, including the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) and COMEX. The firm offers futures and options contracts across a broad range of asset classes — including interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural commodities and metals — and serves a diverse client base of institutional investors, commercial hedgers, brokers and retail participants.

The company’s core services include electronic trading on the CME Globex platform, central clearing through CME Clearing, and distribution of market data, indexes and analytics.