Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) Stock Position Decreased by Natixis

Natixis trimmed its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE - Free Report) by 44.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 8,461 shares of the company's stock after selling 6,675 shares during the quarter. Natixis' holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $1,653,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 0.4% in the fourth 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 during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 208.4% in the 4th 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 during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 1.6% in 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 in the last quarter. FMR LLC increased its position in Cboe Global Markets by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,571,980 shares of the company's stock worth $307,165,000 after buying an additional 38,587 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in Cboe Global Markets during the fourth quarter worth $269,524,000. Institutional investors own 82.67% of the company's stock.

Cboe Global Markets Price Performance

NASDAQ CBOE opened at $214.07 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $213.70. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 52-week low of $166.13 and a 52-week high of $234.37. The company has a quick ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The firm has a market cap of $22.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.47.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE - Get Free Report) last issued 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 business earned $2.06 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect 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 announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th were given a $0.63 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.18%. Cboe Global Markets's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.90%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CBOE has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Barclays upped their price target on 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. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $190.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 9th. Loop Capital set a $260.00 price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Cboe Global Markets from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of 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, April 8th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $218.80.

Insider Buying and Selling at Cboe Global Markets

In other Cboe Global Markets news, EVP Dave Howson sold 11,036 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $206.01, for a total transaction of $2,273,526.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 8,025 shares in the company, valued at $1,653,230.25. This trade represents a 57.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Adam Inzirillo sold 200 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $209.67, for a total value of $41,934.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 1,993 shares in the company, valued at approximately $417,872.31. This represents a 9.12 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 11,544 shares of company stock valued at $2,380,529 in the last 90 days. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.

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