Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) Shares Purchased by Candriam S.C.A.

Candriam S.C.A. boosted its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) by 23.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 25,000 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,718 shares during the quarter. Candriam S.C.A.’s holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $4,885,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Kestra Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Sugar Maple Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 40.5% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 215 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TD Private Client Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 149.0% in the third quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 371 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,000 after purchasing an additional 222 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.67% of the company’s stock.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Up 0.3 %

NASDAQ CBOE opened at $213.63 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 1.78. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 52-week low of $166.13 and a 52-week high of $221.66. The business’s 50-day moving average is $203.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.59, a P/E/G ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.67.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 7th. The company reported $2.10 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.14 by ($0.04). Cboe Global Markets had a net margin of 18.64% and a return on equity of 22.02%. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.06 earnings per share. As a group, analysts anticipate that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be issued a $0.63 dividend. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.18%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. Cboe Global Markets’s dividend payout ratio is presently 34.90%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on CBOE shares. Oppenheimer dropped their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $232.00 to $218.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered Cboe Global Markets from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $184.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Monday, January 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an “underweight” rating and issued a $174.00 price objective (down from $203.00) on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Barclays increased their price objective on Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $216.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Bank of America raised their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $245.00 to $251.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Cboe Global Markets has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $206.86.

Insider Activity

In related news, CAO Allen Wilkinson sold 228 shares of Cboe Global Markets stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $211.12, for a total transaction of $48,135.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 248 shares in the company, valued at $52,357.76. The trade was a 47.90 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Dave Howson sold 11,036 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $206.01, for a total value of $2,273,526.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 8,025 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,653,230.25. This trade represents a 57.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 11,544 shares of company stock worth $2,380,529. Company insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

About Cboe Global Markets

Cboe Global Markets, Inc is one of the largest stock exchange operators by volume in the United States and a leading market globally for ETP trading. Cboe offers trading across a diverse range of products in multiple asset classes and geographies, including options, futures, U.S. and European equities, exchange-traded products (ETPs), global foreign exchange (FX) and multi-asset volatility products based on the VIX Index.