Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (BATS:CBOE) Shares Sold by Xponance Inc.

Xponance Inc. trimmed its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (BATS:CBOE) by 3.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 13,694 shares of the company’s stock after selling 497 shares during the period. Xponance Inc.’s holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $2,445,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. lifted its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 11,249 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,008,000 after purchasing an additional 405 shares in the last quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank lifted its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 55,292 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,879,000 after purchasing an additional 373 shares in the last quarter. Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 18.0% during the fourth quarter. Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,082 shares of the company’s stock worth $193,000 after purchasing an additional 165 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Alliance acquired a new position in Cboe Global Markets during the fourth quarter worth $212,000. Finally, Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc. lifted its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc. now owns 12,644 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,258,000 after purchasing an additional 551 shares in the last quarter. 81.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Performance

BATS:CBOE opened at $180.66 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.16 billion, a PE ratio of 93.12 and a beta of 0.61. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $184.26 and its 200 day moving average price is $178.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 1.21 and a quick ratio of 1.21. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 12 month low of $103.82 and a 12 month high of $139.00.

Cboe Global Markets (BATS:CBOE) last posted its earnings results on Friday, February 2nd. The company reported $2.06 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.04 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $499.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $510.65 million. Cboe Global Markets had a return on equity of 20.05% and a net margin of 5.77%. Cboe Global Markets’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.80 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 6.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Cboe Global Markets Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 29th were given a dividend of $0.55 per share. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.22%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 28th. Cboe Global Markets’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 98.97%.

Insider Transactions at Cboe Global Markets

In other news, EVP Dave Howson sold 5,322 shares of Cboe Global Markets stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $186.96, for a total transaction of $995,001.12. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 17,573 shares in the company, valued at $3,285,448.08. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.51% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

CBOE has been the topic of a number of research reports. Morgan Stanley restated an “equal weight” rating and set a $199.00 price target (down from $211.00) on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Tuesday, April 9th. Oppenheimer upped their price objective on Cboe Global Markets from $201.00 to $206.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, February 5th. Citigroup upped their price objective on Cboe Global Markets from $170.00 to $188.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 12th. Barclays upped their price objective on Cboe Global Markets from $200.00 to $211.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, April 8th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities upped their price objective on Cboe Global Markets from $192.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 5th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $190.18.

Cboe Global Markets Company Profile

Cboe Global Markets, Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates as an options exchange worldwide. It operates through six segments: Options, North American Equities, Europe and Asia Pacific, Futures, Global FX, and Digital. The Options segment trades in listed market indices. The North American Equities segment trades in listed U.S.