Eukles Asset Management Has $6.15 Million Stock Position in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE)

Eukles Asset Management decreased its position in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE - Free Report) by 6.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 31,460 shares of the company's stock after selling 2,070 shares during the period. Cboe Global Markets comprises approximately 2.6% of Eukles Asset Management's portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Eukles Asset Management's holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $6,147,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CBOE. Savant Capital LLC lifted its position in Cboe Global Markets by 15.5% during the fourth quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 2,044 shares of the company's stock valued at $399,000 after buying an additional 275 shares during the period. Entropy Technologies LP raised its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 13.9% in the 4th quarter. Entropy Technologies LP now owns 10,684 shares of the company's stock worth $2,088,000 after purchasing an additional 1,300 shares during the last quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets in the 4th quarter worth about $238,000. Triasima Portfolio Management inc. purchased a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets in the 4th quarter worth about $1,196,000. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd increased its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 14,006 shares of the company's stock worth $2,737,000 after buying an additional 294 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.67% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CBOE has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Barclays lifted their price objective on Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $216.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday. William Blair initiated coverage on Cboe Global Markets in a report on Thursday, January 9th. They issued a "market perform" rating for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded Cboe Global Markets from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating and set a $184.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Monday, January 6th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective 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. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Cboe Global Markets from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday. 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, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $206.86.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Down 1.8 %

Shares of Cboe Global Markets stock traded down $3.81 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $208.23. 599,931 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 769,546. The business's 50 day moving average is $199.40. The company has a market capitalization of $21.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 0.68. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a one year low of $166.13 and a one year high of $221.66. The company has a quick ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE - Get Free Report) last released 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 net margin of 19.65% and a return on equity of 22.33%. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.06 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.64 earnings per share for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th will be issued a $0.63 dividend. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.21%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. Cboe Global Markets's dividend payout ratio is 34.33%.

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.