Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, derivatives exchange giant CME Group
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at CME's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
CME facts
| Headquarters (Founded) | Chicago (1898) |
| Market Cap | $19.2 billion |
| Industry | Specialized finance |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $3.3 billion |
| Management | CEO Craig Donohue (since 2007) CFO James Parisi (since 2004) |
| Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) | 5.9% |
| Cash/Debt | $1.1 billion / $2.1 billion |
| Dividend Yield | 3.1% |
| Competitors |
CBOE Holdings LIFFE Holdings Nasdaq OMX Group |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 94% of the 794 members who have rated CME believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those bulls, fellow Fool Bryan Hinmon (TMF42), listed five good reasons to look into CME:
1. Risk management will continue to rise in prominence, and futures volumes will reflect that.
2. Have you seen the profitability of this business? Geez.
3. Scale, network, and reputational advantages. Scale and network look intact after NYSE/Deutsche Boerse collapse. MF Global impact on reputation likely temporary.
4. Return of capital to shareholders -- see new dividend policy.
5. Asset light business, great tough-to-replicate properties.
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