Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) Stock Holdings Lifted by Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. LLC

Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. LLC grew its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE - Free Report) by 15.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 254,003 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 33,550 shares during the quarter. Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. LLC owned 0.24% of Cboe Global Markets worth $49,632,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. New York Life Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 0.3% in the 4th 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 raised its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Summit Financial LLC now owns 10,908 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,131,000 after buying an additional 48 shares during the period. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Cboe Global Markets by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,570 shares of the company's stock worth $893,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC now owns 3,127 shares of the company's stock worth $611,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. Finally, Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc grew its position in Cboe Global Markets by 5.2% in the fourth quarter. Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc now owns 1,196 shares of the company's stock valued at $234,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.67% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Cboe Global Markets

In other news, EVP Dave Howson sold 11,036 shares of Cboe Global Markets stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $206.01, for a total transaction of $2,273,526.36. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 8,025 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,653,230.25. This trade represents a 57.90 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CAO Allen Wilkinson sold 228 shares of the company's stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 248 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $52,357.76. This trade represents a 47.90 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 11,544 shares of company stock valued at $2,380,529. Company insiders own 0.22% of the company's stock.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Up 2.3 %

NASDAQ CBOE traded up $4.86 on Tuesday, hitting $217.05. The stock had a trading volume of 650,957 shares, compared to its average volume of 876,102. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $214.43. 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 cap of $22.73 billion, a PE ratio of 30.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 1.78.

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 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 last year, the firm earned $2.06 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Dividend Announcement

The business 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.16%. Cboe Global Markets's dividend payout ratio is presently 34.90%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CBOE has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley raised shares of Cboe Global Markets from an "underweight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $235.00 price target for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Oppenheimer raised their price objective on Cboe Global Markets from $233.00 to $237.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, April 11th. William Blair began coverage on Cboe Global Markets in a research report on Thursday, January 9th. They issued a "market perform" rating on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued 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. Finally, Barclays upped their price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $216.00 to $232.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday, April 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Cboe Global Markets presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $218.80.

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.