Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) Stock Holdings Lessened by Aviva PLC

Aviva PLC lowered its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE - Free Report) by 1.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 175,434 shares of the company's stock after selling 3,456 shares during the quarter. Aviva PLC owned about 0.17% of Cboe Global Markets worth $34,280,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 5.4% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 471,581 shares of the company's stock worth $96,613,000 after buying an additional 24,177 shares during the period. Oak Harvest Investment Services purchased a new stake in Cboe Global Markets during the 4th quarter worth $977,000. Forge First Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets in the fourth quarter valued at about $8,461,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its position in Cboe Global Markets by 40.3% in the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 24,180 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,750,000 after acquiring an additional 6,943 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brentview Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the fourth quarter valued at about $3,278,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.67% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CBOE has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley raised Cboe Global Markets from an "underweight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $235.00 target price on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $190.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered 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. Piper Sandler raised their target price on Cboe Global Markets from $230.00 to $234.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an "underweight" rating and set a $174.00 price target (down previously from $203.00) on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research report on Tuesday, January 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 company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Cboe Global Markets presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $216.90.

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Insider Buying and Selling at Cboe Global Markets

In other Cboe Global Markets news, CAO Allen Wilkinson sold 228 shares of the business's stock in a transaction 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 sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 248 shares of the company's stock, valued at $52,357.76. The trade was a 47.90 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Dave Howson sold 11,036 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 sale, 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 position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 11,544 shares of company stock valued at $2,380,529. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Cboe Global Markets Trading Up 2.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ CBOE traded up $4.65 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $214.67. The company's stock had a trading volume of 417,477 shares, compared to its average volume of 876,897. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a one year low of $166.13 and a one year high of $234.37. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.47. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $212.55. The company has a current ratio of 1.78, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34.

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 the consensus estimate of $2.14 by ($0.04). Cboe Global Markets had a net margin of 18.64% and a return on equity of 22.02%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.06 earnings per share. Research 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 disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th were issued a dividend of $0.63 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.17%. Cboe Global Markets's payout ratio is presently 34.90%.

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.