Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) Given New $216.00 Price Target at Barclays

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE - Free Report) had its target price lifted by Barclays from $212.00 to $216.00 in a report issued on Monday morning,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an equal weight rating on the stock.

CBOE has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $190.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 9th. StockNews.com cut shares of Cboe Global Markets from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Friday, January 10th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $220.00 to $215.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 13th. William Blair began coverage on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a report on Thursday, January 9th. They issued a "market perform" rating for the company. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed an "underweight" rating and issued a $174.00 price target (down previously from $203.00) on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $206.86.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Performance

NASDAQ:CBOE traded down $3.81 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $208.23. 599,931 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 769,546. Cboe Global Markets has a 12-month low of $166.13 and a 12-month high of $221.66. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $199.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 1.39. The company has a market cap of $21.80 billion, a PE ratio of 28.37, a PEG ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 0.68.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Friday, February 7th. The company reported $2.10 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 quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.06 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Cboe Global Markets will post 8.64 earnings per share for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Dividend Announcement

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 given a dividend of $0.63 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.21%. Cboe Global Markets's dividend payout ratio is presently 34.33%.

Institutional Trading of Cboe Global Markets

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. New York Life Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC now owns 15,531 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,035,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Summit Financial LLC lifted its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Summit Financial LLC now owns 10,908 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,131,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,570 shares of the company's stock valued at $893,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC now owns 3,127 shares of the company's stock valued at $611,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc lifted its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 5.2% during the fourth quarter. Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc now owns 1,196 shares of the company's stock valued at $234,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.67% of the company's stock.

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.