Unigestion Holding SA Sells 77,867 Shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE)

Unigestion Holding SA lowered its stake in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE - Free Report) by 57.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 56,511 shares of the company's stock after selling 77,867 shares during the quarter. Unigestion Holding SA owned approximately 0.05% of Cboe Global Markets worth $11,041,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in CBOE. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,628,964 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,467,700,000 after acquiring an additional 56,233 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 208.4% during the fourth quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 7,685,489 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,501,745,000 after purchasing an additional 5,193,339 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,740,937 shares of the company's stock worth $535,994,000 after purchasing an additional 44,291 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $269,524,000. Finally, Amundi raised its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 27.2% in the 4th quarter. Amundi now owns 885,659 shares of the company's stock valued at $170,923,000 after buying an additional 189,280 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.67% of the company's stock.

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Insider Activity

In related news, CAO Allen Wilkinson sold 228 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 248 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $52,357.76. This represents a 47.90 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Adam Inzirillo sold 200 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $209.67, for a total value of $41,934.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 1,993 shares in the company, valued at approximately $417,872.31. The trade was a 9.12 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 11,544 shares of company stock worth $2,380,529. Company insiders own 0.22% of the company's stock.

Cboe Global Markets Trading Up 3.0 %

NASDAQ CBOE traded up $6.32 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $216.34. 482,894 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 878,246. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 1-year low of $166.13 and a 1-year high of $234.37. The company has a current ratio of 1.78, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $212.55. The stock has a market cap of $22.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.47.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 7th. The company reported $2.10 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 last year, the company posted $2.06 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Cboe Global Markets Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th were paid a $0.63 dividend. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.16%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. Cboe Global Markets's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.90%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on CBOE shares. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $216.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an "underweight" rating and issued a $174.00 price objective (down from $203.00) on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their target price on Cboe Global Markets from $220.00 to $215.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Oppenheimer upped their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $233.00 to $237.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, William Blair began coverage on Cboe Global Markets in a research report on Thursday, January 9th. They set a "market perform" rating for the company. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Cboe Global Markets currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $218.80.

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.