Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) Shares Purchased by Greenwich Wealth Management LLC

Greenwich Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) by 0.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 70,310 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 270 shares during the period. Cboe Global Markets accounts for about 1.0% of Greenwich Wealth Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest holding. Greenwich Wealth Management LLC owned approximately 0.07% of Cboe Global Markets worth $13,738,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. New York Life Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC now owns 15,531 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,035,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,570 shares of the company’s stock valued at $893,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC now owns 3,127 shares of the company’s stock valued at $611,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc raised its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 5.2% in the fourth quarter. Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc now owns 1,196 shares of the company’s stock valued at $234,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Finally, One Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 5.7% in the fourth quarter. One Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,109 shares of the company’s stock valued at $217,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. 82.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Dave Howson sold 11,036 shares of Cboe Global Markets stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $206.01, for a total transaction of $2,273,526.36. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 8,025 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,653,230.25. This trade represents a 57.90 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CAO Allen Wilkinson sold 228 shares of Cboe Global Markets stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $211.12, for a total transaction of $48,135.36. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 248 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $52,357.76. The trade was a 47.90 % 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.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ:CBOE opened at $213.95 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. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.63, a P/E/G ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.67. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 52 week low of $166.13 and a 52 week high of $221.66. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $204.83.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 7th. The company reported $2.10 earnings per share (EPS) 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 quarter last year, the company earned $2.06 EPS. Analysts expect that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 EPS for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th were given a dividend of $0.63 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.18%. Cboe Global Markets’s payout ratio is 34.90%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently commented on CBOE shares. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their target price on Cboe Global Markets from $220.00 to $215.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 13th. StockNews.com raised Cboe Global Markets from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Barclays raised their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $216.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $190.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 9th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered Cboe Global Markets from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $184.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Monday, January 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Cboe Global Markets currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $206.86.

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.