Jefferies Believes CME Group (CME) Still Has Room to Grow


Jefferies analyst Daniel Fannon reiterated a Buy rating on CME Group (NASDAQ: CME) yesterday and set a price target of $190. The company’s shares closed yesterday at $177.05, close to its 52-week high of $177.07.

According to TipRanks.com, Fannon is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 15.1% and a 74.9% success rate. Fannon covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Janus Henderson Group plc, WisdomTree Investments, and Gain Capital Holdings.

Currently, the analyst consensus on CME Group is a Moderate Buy with an average price target of $181.25.

See today’s analyst top recommended stocks >>

Based on CME Group’s latest earnings release for the quarter ending June 30, the company reported a quarterly net profit of $566 million. In comparison, last year the company had a net profit of $416 million.

Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 99 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock.

TipRanks has tracked 36,000 company insiders and found that a few of them are better than others when it comes to timing their transactions. See which 3 stocks are most likely to make moves following their insider activities.

CME Group, Inc. operates as a security and commodity exchange company. It provides the risk management and investment needs of customers around the globe. The company offers a wide range of products across various asset classes based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural commodities, metals, weather and real estate.

Stay Ahead of Everyone Else

Get The Latest Stock News Alerts