Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) Holdings Raised by Bank of Montreal Can

Bank of Montreal Can lifted its holdings in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE - Free Report) by 1.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 212,443 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 2,640 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can owned approximately 0.20% of Cboe Global Markets worth $41,511,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in CBOE. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. purchased a new position in Cboe Global Markets in the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Kestra Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the fourth quarter worth $31,000. Sugar Maple Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets in the fourth quarter valued at $36,000. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR acquired a new stake in Cboe Global Markets during the 4th quarter valued at $37,000. Finally, Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC purchased a new stake in Cboe Global Markets during the 4th quarter worth $39,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.67% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Cboe Global Markets

In other Cboe Global Markets news, EVP Adam Inzirillo sold 200 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction 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 sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 1,993 shares in the company, valued at approximately $417,872.31. This trade represents a 9.12 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Dave Howson sold 11,036 shares of the company'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 transaction, the executive vice president now owns 8,025 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,653,230.25. This represents a 57.90 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 11,544 shares of company stock worth $2,380,529. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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Cboe Global Markets Price Performance

CBOE traded up $1.32 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $219.27. 111,098 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 874,120. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 1.78. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 12 month low of $166.13 and a 12 month high of $234.37. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $213.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.96 billion, a PE ratio of 30.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.47.

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 (EPS) 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 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts expect that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 EPS for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th were issued a dividend of $0.63 per share. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.15%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. Cboe Global Markets's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.90%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on CBOE shares. Morgan Stanley raised shares of Cboe Global Markets from an "underweight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $235.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. StockNews.com raised Cboe Global Markets from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on Cboe Global Markets from $233.00 to $237.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, April 11th. William Blair initiated coverage on Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Thursday, January 9th. They set a "market perform" rating for the company. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $216.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Monday, April 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Cboe Global Markets currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $218.80.

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.