Entropy Technologies LP Has $2.09 Million Stock Holdings in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE)

Entropy Technologies LP boosted its holdings in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE - Free Report) by 13.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 10,684 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 1,300 shares during the quarter. Entropy Technologies LP's holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $2,088,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CBOE. Sugar Maple Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Cboe Global Markets in the fourth quarter worth approximately $36,000. TD Private Client Wealth LLC grew its position in Cboe Global Markets by 149.0% in the third quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 371 shares of the company's stock worth $76,000 after buying an additional 222 shares during the last quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont grew its position in Cboe Global Markets by 2,000.0% in the fourth quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 420 shares of the company's stock worth $82,000 after buying an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. acquired a new position in Cboe Global Markets in the third quarter worth approximately $158,000. Finally, USA Financial Formulas acquired a new position in Cboe Global Markets in the fourth quarter worth approximately $182,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.67% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $245.00 to $251.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $216.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Monday. 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 on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their target price on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $190.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 9th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued an "underweight" rating and set a $174.00 target price (down from $203.00) on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $206.86.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Down 1.8 %

Shares of Cboe Global Markets stock traded down $3.81 on Thursday, hitting $208.23. 599,931 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 769,546. The stock's 50-day moving average is $199.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 1.39. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 12-month low of $166.13 and a 12-month high of $221.66. The company has a market cap of $21.80 billion, a P/E 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 quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 7th. The company reported $2.10 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 earned $2.06 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.64 EPS for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Dividend Announcement

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

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.