APG Asset Management N.V. Has $70.54 Million Position in CME Group Inc. $CME

APG Asset Management N.V. lowered its holdings in CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME) by 1.4% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 261,065 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 3,651 shares during the period. APG Asset Management N.V.’s holdings in CME Group were worth $70,537,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Jessup Wealth Management Inc lifted its position in shares of CME Group by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. Jessup Wealth Management Inc now owns 7,969 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,197,000 after buying an additional 36 shares during the period. First Horizon Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of CME Group by 0.7% during the second quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 5,269 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,453,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares during the period. MBM Wealth Consultants LLC boosted its stake in shares of CME Group by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter. MBM Wealth Consultants LLC now owns 1,422 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $392,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. West Family Investments Inc. grew its holdings in shares of CME Group by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. West Family Investments Inc. now owns 3,062 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $827,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Atlatl Advisers LLC increased its position in shares of CME Group by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. Atlatl Advisers LLC now owns 2,126 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $574,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.75% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting CME Group

Here are the key news stories impacting CME Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CME reported record 2025 results: $6.5B in revenue, AD volume rose 6% to 28.1M contracts (commodities +12%, financials +5%), highlighting continued franchise growth and fee-related revenue strength. This earnings strength is the primary bullish catalyst. CME Group (CME) Achieves Record 2025 Results with $6.5B in Revenue
• Positive Sentiment: CME expanded physical-market infrastructure by approving the first aluminium warehousing facility in Taiwan, supporting commodities product growth and global market access for metals. That strengthens long-term fees and product diversification. CME approves first aluminium warehousing in Taiwan
• Neutral Sentiment: Intraday data and flow reports show mixed signals: QuiverQuant flagged heavy volume and both insider selling and sizable institutional position changes (some managers added, some trimmed). This suggests active rebalancing rather than a clear directional bet. $CME stock is up 2% today. Here’s what we see in our data.
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest data in the feed appears anomalous (zeros/NaN). No clear short-pressure signal is evident from that entry, so it shouldn’t be driving meaningful price moves. (Treat as data glitch/unreliable.)
• Negative Sentiment: CME experienced a brief technical glitch that halted metals and natural gas trading on Globex and briefly pressured the stock when markets reacted; trading was subsequently restarted. Operational reliability concerns can weigh on near-term sentiment until fully resolved. CME Group halts metals and natural gas trading on technical issues
• Negative Sentiment: Commentary criticizing CME’s Variable Storage Rate program (commodity storage economics) may pressure sentiment among some commodities market participants; impact is likely niche but could attract headlines. Why I Hate Variable Storage Rates

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CME has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of CME Group from $319.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Rothschild & Co Redburn boosted their target price on CME Group from $300.00 to $333.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Piper Sandler raised their price target on CME Group from $296.00 to $313.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, November 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on CME Group from $262.00 to $266.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $310.00 target price on shares of CME Group in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, CME Group currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $299.53.

Insider Transactions at CME Group

In related news, Director Martin J. Gepsman sold 300 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $305.90, for a total value of $91,770.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 24,999 shares in the company, valued at $7,647,194.10. This trade represents a 1.19% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Terrence A. Duffy sold 25,000 shares of CME Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $269.55, for a total transaction of $6,738,750.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 65,804 shares in the company, valued at $17,737,468.20. The trade was a 27.53% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 30,248 shares of company stock valued at $8,355,450. Corporate insiders own 0.30% of the company’s stock.

CME Group Price Performance

Shares of CME stock opened at $319.50 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $287.63 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $275.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.03. CME Group Inc. has a 52-week low of $248.53 and a 52-week high of $322.57. The stock has a market cap of $115.21 billion, a PE ratio of 28.63, a PEG ratio of 3.74 and a beta of 0.27.

CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The financial services provider reported $2.77 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.75 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.64 billion. CME Group had a net margin of 62.45% and a return on equity of 14.65%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.52 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that CME Group Inc. will post 10.49 EPS for the current year.

CME Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 10th will be paid a $1.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 10th. This is a positive change from CME Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.25. This represents a $5.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. CME Group’s payout ratio is currently 44.80%.

CME Group Company Profile

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.