Erste Asset Management GmbH Purchases 1,453 Shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE)

Erste Asset Management GmbH grew its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE - Free Report) by 2.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 56,326 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 1,453 shares during the period. Erste Asset Management GmbH owned 0.05% of Cboe Global Markets worth $11,043,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Kestra Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets in the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Sugar Maple Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Cboe Global Markets during the 4th quarter valued at $36,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in Cboe Global Markets during the 4th quarter valued at $39,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 40.5% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 215 shares of the company's stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 62 shares during the period. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 72.6% during the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 302 shares of the company's stock valued at $59,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares during the period. 82.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. 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. 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 report on Monday, January 13th. Oppenheimer cut their target price on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $232.00 to $218.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report 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 for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 9th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered 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 research report on Monday, January 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $206.86.

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Insider Activity at Cboe Global Markets

In related news, CAO Allen Wilkinson sold 228 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 248 shares in the company, valued at approximately $52,357.76. This trade represents a 47.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Adam Inzirillo sold 200 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $209.67, for a total transaction of $41,934.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 1,993 shares in the company, valued at $417,872.31. This represents a 9.12 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 11,544 shares of company stock valued at $2,380,529 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.22% of the company's stock.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Up 1.4 %

Shares of Cboe Global Markets stock traded up $3.07 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $218.96. 598,942 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 798,247. 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 stock's fifty day moving average is $205.31. The firm has a market cap of $22.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.67. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 1 year low of $166.13 and a 1 year high of $221.66.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 7th. The company reported $2.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates 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 quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.06 earnings per share. Equities analysts forecast that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th were paid a dividend of $0.63 per share. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.15%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. Cboe Global Markets's dividend payout ratio is 34.90%.

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.