Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) Shares Sold by National Pension Service

National Pension Service lowered its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) by 9.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 152,453 shares of the company’s stock after selling 16,058 shares during the quarter. National Pension Service owned approximately 0.15% of Cboe Global Markets worth $29,789,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in Cboe Global Markets by 5.4% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 471,581 shares of the company’s stock worth $96,613,000 after acquiring an additional 24,177 shares during the last quarter. Oak Harvest Investment Services purchased a new position in Cboe Global Markets during the fourth quarter worth approximately $977,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 40.3% during the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 24,180 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,750,000 after purchasing an additional 6,943 shares during the period. Brentview Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Cboe Global Markets during the fourth quarter worth approximately $3,278,000. Finally, Skylands Capital LLC raised its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 88.9% during the fourth quarter. Skylands Capital LLC now owns 8,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,661,000 after purchasing an additional 4,000 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.67% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $220.00 to $215.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 13th. William Blair assumed coverage on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Thursday, January 9th. They set a “market perform” rating on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded shares of Cboe Global Markets from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $184.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Oppenheimer cut their price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $232.00 to $218.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut their target price on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $190.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 9th. Two investment 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. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $206.86.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Cboe Global Markets news, EVP Adam Inzirillo sold 200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $209.67, for a total value of $41,934.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 1,993 shares in the company, valued at $417,872.31. The trade was a 9.12 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CAO Allen Wilkinson sold 228 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 owns 248 shares in the company, valued at $52,357.76. This represents a 47.90 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 11,544 shares of company stock worth $2,380,529 in the last quarter. 0.22% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Cboe Global Markets Trading Up 1.3 %

NASDAQ:CBOE opened at $210.80 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 1.78 and a quick ratio of 1.39. The firm has a market cap of $22.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.68. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $201.24. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a twelve month low of $166.13 and a twelve month high of $221.66.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) last posted its earnings results on Friday, February 7th. The company reported $2.10 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 business posted $2.06 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Announces Dividend

The company 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.20%. Cboe Global Markets’s dividend payout ratio is currently 34.90%.

Cboe Global Markets Company Profile

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.