Overview
CMC Markets Plc is a UK-based financial services company that specializes in online trading. Founded in 1989, the company provides a platform for trading a wide range of financial instruments including shares, indices, foreign currencies, commodities, and cryptocurrencies. CMC Markets serves retail and institutional clients alike, offering solutions like spread betting and contracts for difference (CFDs). A notable project of CMC Markets is its Next Generation platform, which features advanced charting, analytics, and trading tools, designed to enhance trading efficiency and performance. The company has also expanded its portfolio by integrating services like stockbroking in Australia. CMC Markets is recognized for its commitment to providing innovative trading technology and competitive pricing structures in the industry.
Basic Stats
The share price of CMC Markets Plc as of 4 September 2025 is 222.50 GBX / share. This is an increase of 1.37% from the prior week. The market cap (or net worth) of CMC Markets Plc as of 5 September 2025 is 606.29 GBX MM.
The Factor Analysis chart (below right) shows a view of CMC Markets Plc from a variety of lenses. Each factor shows how well the company ranks against all other companies in the Fintel global investing universe. Factor scores range from zero to 100, with 100 being most desirable, and 50 being average.
For example, a company with a Value Score of 100 would be the most undervalued company in our database. A company with a Value Score of zero would be the most overvalued.
| Market Cap | 606.29 MM |
| EV | 382.24 MM |
| Shares Out. | 272.49 MM |
| Earnings Date | |
| EPS (TTM) | 0.23 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.20 % |
| Ex-Dividend Date | 2025-07-10 |
| Borrow Rate | 0.50 |
| Short Shares Avail. | 1.10 MM |
| Short Interest | |
| Short Float | |
| Days to Cover | |
| Risk Free Rate | 4.17 % |
| Price Change (1 yr) | -30.14 % |
| Volatility (1 yr) | 0.43 |
| Beta | 0.50 |
| Sharpe Ratio (1 yr) | -0.80 |
| Sortino Ratio (1 yr) | -1.02 |
| PE Ratio | 9.75 |
| Price/Book | 1.45 |
| Price/TBV | 1.56 |
| Book/Market | 0.69 |
| EBIT/EV | 0.22 |
| EBIT(3yr avg)/EV | 0.10 |
| ROA | |
| ROE | |
| ROIC | 0.14 |
| CROIC | 0.19 |
| OCROIC | 0.38 |
| Implied Volatility | |
| Put/Call OI Ratio |
| Growth | 54.15 /100 |
| Profitability | 92.79 /100 |
| Quality Score | |
| Value Score | 86.71 /100 |
| Momentum Score | 34.25 /100 |
| Stability (Low Vol) Score | 49.45 /100 |
| Analyst Sentiment | 56.08 /100 |
| Fund Sentiment | 85.89 /100 |
| Insider Sentiment | |
| Officer Sentiment | |
| Dividend Score | 34.60 /100 |
| QVM Score | |
| Piotroski F-SCORE | 5.00 /9 |
Factor Scores range from 0 to 100, with 100 being most desirable. Larger circles are better. In situations where we have no data (e.g. no insider trades), we plot the score at 50 to avoid penalizing companies. However, a company that does not pay dividends will get a Dividend Score of Zero. Additionally, we inverted volatility to create a "stability" metric which is better when higher.
Price Target
The average one-year price target for CMC Markets Plc is 290.70 GBX. The forecasts range from a low of 224.22 GBX to a high of 399.00 GBX. A stock’s price target is the price at which analysts consider it fairly valued with respect to its projected earnings and historical earnings. Analysts typically set price targets that correspond to their buy or sell recommendations.
Update Frequency: Monthly
Stock Upgrades/Downgrades
This card shows analyst upgrades/downgrades for CMC Markets Plc. An analyst rating is a classification that gives investors a sense of analyst sentiment about the direction and performance of an equity - usually a stock - over a period of time, typically 12 months.
The standard analyst ratings are generally as follows:
- Buy/Overweight/Outperform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to outperform a market index (e.g. the S&P 500).
- Hold/Equal-Weight/Market Perform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to perform in line with a market index.
- Sell/Underweight/Underperform - Any of these ratings suggest that an analyst believes the stock is likely to underperform a market index.
When an analyst upgrades a stock, they are signaling that the company’s fundamentals are being undervalued by investors. It could also mean they believe the market is underestimating the company’s potential. The opposite is true when a stock receives a downgrade.
The average rating of each individual analyst’s rating is the consensus rating for a stock. This gives investors a broader sense of the overall sentiment for that stock.
| Date | Analyst | Prior | Latest Recommendation |
Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-24 | Shore Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2022-11-16 | Shore Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2022-11-08 | Shore Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2022-11-08 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2022-10-06 | Shore Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2022-08-01 | Shore Capital | Hold | Downgrade | |
| 2022-04-08 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2022-03-02 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2022-01-26 | Shore Capital | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2021-11-26 | Shore Capital | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2021-11-15 | Shore Capital | Reiteration | Reiterate | |
| 2021-10-07 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2021-09-13 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2021-09-02 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2021-07-29 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2021-07-21 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2021-06-21 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2021-06-10 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2021-03-30 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2021-03-12 | Shore Capital | Buy | Upgrade | |
| 2021-01-20 | Shore Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2020-11-20 | Shore Capital | Hold | Downgrade | |
| 2020-09-29 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | Initiate | |
| 2020-09-03 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2020-06-11 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2020-03-04 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2020-01-24 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2020-01-23 | Peel Hunt LLP | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2019-10-03 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2019-10-03 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2019-06-06 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2019-05-13 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2019-04-04 | Shore Capital | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2019-04-03 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2019-04-03 | Numis | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2019-02-25 | Numis | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2018-12-18 | Peel Hunt LLP | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2018-09-26 | Numis | Hold | Upgrade | |
| 2018-04-03 | Shore Capital | Buy | Upgrade | |
| 2018-03-05 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2017-11-23 | Numis | Sell | Reiterate | |
| 2017-11-23 | Shore Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2017-07-27 | Numis Securities | Sell | Reiterate | |
| 2017-05-09 | Numis Securities | Sell | Reiterate | |
| 2017-03-30 | Numis Securities | Sell | Reiterate | |
| 2017-03-08 | Numis Securities | Sell | Reiterate | |
| 2017-01-31 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2017-01-26 | Numis | Sell | Reiterate | |
| 2016-12-06 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2016-12-06 | Numis | Sell | Reiterate | |
| 2016-11-24 | Numis | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2016-09-07 | Numis | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2016-04-13 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Reiterate | |
| 2016-03-17 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2023-06-13 | Jefferies | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2023-06-13 | Shore Capital | Sell | Reiterate | |
| 2023-09-08 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | Reiterate | |
| 2023-11-16 | Shore Capital | Sell | Reiterate | |
| 2024-01-08 | Shore Capital | Sell | Reiterate | |
| 2023-11-28 | Shore Capital | Sell | Reiterate | |
| 2024-02-05 | Shore Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2024-03-27 | Shore Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2024-07-04 | Shore Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2024-06-18 | Canaccord Genuity | Sell | Reiterate | |
| 2024-11-21 | Shore Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2024-07-25 | Shore Capital | Hold | Reiterate | |
| 2025-01-23 | Shore Capital | Hold | Reiterate |
