American Century Companies Inc. Has $30.34 Million Holdings in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE)

American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE - Free Report) by 39.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 155,286 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 43,855 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc. owned 0.15% of Cboe Global Markets worth $30,343,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Erste Asset Management GmbH bought a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets in the 3rd quarter worth about $11,191,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. acquired a new position in Cboe Global Markets in the third quarter valued at about $158,000. Benjamin Edwards Inc. grew its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 5,967.5% during the third quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 30,277 shares of the company's stock worth $6,203,000 after buying an additional 29,778 shares during the last quarter. Coastwise Capital Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the third quarter worth approximately $216,000. Finally, Harmony Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets in the third quarter valued at approximately $15,175,000. 82.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on CBOE shares. StockNews.com upgraded Cboe Global Markets from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut Cboe Global Markets from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating and set a $184.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Monday, January 6th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $190.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 9th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced 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 report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $216.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $206.86.

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Cboe Global Markets Stock Performance

NASDAQ:CBOE traded up $3.38 on Monday, hitting $226.06. 941,799 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 805,661. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.67 billion, a PE ratio of 31.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a quick ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 52 week low of $166.13 and a 52 week high of $227.22. The business has a 50-day moving average of $209.79.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 return on equity of 22.02% and a net margin of 18.64%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.06 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th were given a dividend of $0.63 per share. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.11%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. Cboe Global Markets's payout ratio is 34.90%.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Dave Howson sold 11,036 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $206.01, for a total transaction of $2,273,526.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 8,025 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,653,230.25. The trade was a 57.90 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Allen Wilkinson sold 228 shares of the 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 completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 248 shares in the company, valued at $52,357.76. This represents 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 90 days. 0.22% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.