Mariner LLC Sells 1,578 Shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE)

Mariner LLC reduced its position in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE - Free Report) by 4.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 34,153 shares of the company's stock after selling 1,578 shares during the period. Mariner LLC's holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $6,674,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Savvy Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Cboe Global Markets in the 4th quarter valued at about $271,000. BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC acquired a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,124,000. Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $204,000. Optimize Financial Inc bought a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the fourth quarter worth approximately $309,000. Finally, Distillate Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 7.7% in the 4th quarter. Distillate Capital Partners LLC now owns 82,952 shares of the company's stock valued at $16,209,000 after buying an additional 5,937 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.67% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Cboe Global Markets

In other Cboe Global Markets news, EVP Dave Howson sold 11,036 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $206.01, for a total value of $2,273,526.36. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 8,025 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,653,230.25. The trade was a 57.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 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 sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 1,993 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $417,872.31. This trade represents a 9.12 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 11,544 shares of company stock worth $2,380,529 over the last three months. 0.22% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Down 0.9 %

Shares of CBOE stock traded down $1.97 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $210.71. 146,080 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 875,611. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.18, 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. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $214.08. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 1-year low of $166.13 and a 1-year high of $234.37.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly 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 return on equity of 22.02% and a net margin of 18.64%. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.06 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Cboe Global Markets Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th were paid a $0.63 dividend. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.20%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. Cboe Global Markets's dividend payout ratio is currently 34.90%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued an "underweight" rating and set a $174.00 target price (down previously from $203.00) on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $190.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 9th. Morgan Stanley raised shares of Cboe Global Markets from an "underweight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $235.00 target price on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. William Blair assumed coverage on Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Thursday, January 9th. They issued a "market perform" rating for the company. Finally, Loop Capital set a $260.00 price objective on Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $218.80.

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.