Investing.com - CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) reported fourth quarter earnings that beat analysts' expectations on Thursday and revenue that topped forecasts.
The firm reported earnings per share of $1.77 on revenue of $1.24B. Analysts polled by Investing.com expected EPS of $1.73 on revenue of $1.21B. That compared to EPS of $1.12 on revenue of $900.0M in the same period a year earlier. The company had reported EPS of $1.45 on revenue of $904.2M in the previous quarter.
For the year, CME Group shares are down 4.1%, under-performing the Nasdaq which is up 14.04% year to date.
CME Group follows other major Financial sector earnings this month
On Wednesday, January 16, 2019, Bank of America reported fourth quarter EPS of $0.7 on revenue of $22.74B, compared to forecasts of EPS of $0.63 on revenue of $22.35B.
Mastercard earnings beat analyst's expectations on Thursday, January 31, 2019, with fourth quarter EPS of $1.55 on revenue of $3.81B. Investing.com analysts expected EPS of $1.52 on revenue of $3.8B
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