Proficio Capital Partners LLC Purchases Shares of 75,277 Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE)

Proficio Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 75,277 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $14,709,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC owned 0.07% of Cboe Global Markets as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of CBOE. Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 0.3% in the third quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 1,528,295 shares of the company's stock worth $313,090,000 after buying an additional 5,216 shares in the last quarter. Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. raised its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 830,847 shares of the company's stock worth $162,347,000 after buying an additional 20,515 shares in the last quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 13.7% in the fourth quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 760,528 shares of the company's stock worth $148,607,000 after buying an additional 91,694 shares in the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. raised its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 5.8% in the fourth quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 673,030 shares of the company's stock worth $131,510,000 after buying an additional 36,710 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB raised its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 16.7% in the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 646,670 shares of the company's stock worth $126,262,000 after buying an additional 92,537 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.67% of the company's stock.

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Insider Activity at Cboe Global Markets

In other Cboe Global Markets news, EVP Adam Inzirillo sold 200 shares of the company'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 sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 1,993 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $417,872.31. This represents a 9.12 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CAO Allen Wilkinson sold 228 shares of the company's stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 248 shares in the company, 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. Insiders have sold a total of 11,544 shares of company stock valued at $2,380,529 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.22% of the company's stock.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ CBOE traded up $3.07 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $218.96. The stock had a trading volume of 597,920 shares, compared to its average volume of 798,199. 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 stock's 50 day moving average price is $205.31. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a twelve month low of $166.13 and a twelve month high of $221.66. The stock has a market cap of $22.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.33, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.67.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, February 7th. The company reported $2.10 earnings per share (EPS) 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 period last year, the company earned $2.06 earnings per share. Equities research analysts predict that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Cboe Global Markets Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th were given a $0.63 dividend. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.15%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. Cboe Global Markets's payout ratio is 34.90%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $220.00 to $215.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $190.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 9th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $216.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. StockNews.com raised Cboe Global Markets from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Finally, Bank of America upped their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $245.00 to $251.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $206.86.

Cboe Global Markets 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.