Lbp Am Sa Buys 5,203 Shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE)

LBP AM SA increased its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE - Free Report) by 16.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 36,141 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 5,203 shares during the quarter. LBP AM SA's holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $7,062,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Cboe Global Markets in the 4th quarter valued at $59,206,000. Amundi grew its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 27.2% in the 4th quarter. Amundi now owns 885,659 shares of the company's stock valued at $170,923,000 after purchasing an additional 189,280 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 64.2% in the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 391,636 shares of the company's stock valued at $76,526,000 after purchasing an additional 153,184 shares during the period. E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB lifted its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 4,157.6% during the 4th quarter. E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB now owns 155,616 shares of the company's stock valued at $30,407,000 after buying an additional 151,961 shares during the last quarter. Finally, abrdn plc lifted its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 341.2% during the 4th quarter. abrdn plc now owns 190,017 shares of the company's stock valued at $37,145,000 after buying an additional 146,945 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.67% of the company's stock.

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Cboe Global Markets Stock Down 0.9 %

CBOE traded down $1.99 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $217.67. 722,762 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 796,833. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $205.88. The stock has a market cap of $22.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.67. 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, Inc. has a 12-month low of $166.13 and a 12-month high of $221.66.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Friday, February 7th. The company reported $2.10 earnings per share 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 period in the prior year, the business 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 Announces Dividend

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 $0.63 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 currently 34.90%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CBOE has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Barclays upped their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $216.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. StockNews.com raised Cboe Global Markets from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut Cboe Global Markets from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating and set a $184.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Bank of America upped their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $245.00 to $251.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Oppenheimer dropped their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $232.00 to $218.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Cboe Global Markets currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $206.86.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Dave Howson sold 11,036 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 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, EVP Adam Inzirillo sold 200 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $209.67, for a total value of $41,934.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 1,993 shares in the company, valued at $417,872.31. This trade 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 worth $2,380,529 in the last ninety days. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by 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.