Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) Shares Bought by Andra AP fonden

Andra AP fonden boosted its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE - Free Report) by 89.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 92,700 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 43,700 shares during the period. Andra AP fonden owned about 0.09% of Cboe Global Markets worth $18,114,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 4th quarter valued at $59,206,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 64.2% in the fourth quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 391,636 shares of the company's stock worth $76,526,000 after acquiring an additional 153,184 shares during the period. E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB grew its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 4,157.6% during the fourth quarter. E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB now owns 155,616 shares of the company's stock worth $30,407,000 after purchasing an additional 151,961 shares in the last quarter. abrdn plc boosted its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 341.2% in the 4th quarter. abrdn plc now owns 190,017 shares of the company's stock worth $37,145,000 after purchasing an additional 146,945 shares during the period. Finally, Barclays PLC raised its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 27.9% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 535,284 shares of the company's stock valued at $109,662,000 after buying an additional 116,852 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.67% of the company's stock.

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Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently weighed in on CBOE. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their target price 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. Barclays increased their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $216.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. StockNews.com upgraded Cboe Global Markets from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $245.00 to $251.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded shares of Cboe Global Markets from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating and set a $184.00 price target for the company. in a report on Monday, January 6th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $206.86.

Cboe Global Markets Trading Down 1.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ CBOE traded down $2.66 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $208.50. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,057,122 shares, compared to its average volume of 795,863. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 12-month low of $166.13 and a 12-month high of $221.66. 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 market capitalization of $21.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.88, a P/E/G ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.67. The business's 50 day moving average price is $203.82.

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 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 period in the prior year, the company earned $2.06 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Cboe Global Markets Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared 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. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.21%. Cboe Global Markets's payout ratio is 34.90%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Dave Howson sold 11,036 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $206.01, for a total value of $2,273,526.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 8,025 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,653,230.25. The trade was a 57.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CAO Allen Wilkinson sold 228 shares of Cboe Global Markets stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $211.12, for a total value of $48,135.36. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 over the last quarter. 0.22% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Cboe Global Markets

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.