Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) Shares Sold by Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp lowered its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE - Free Report) by 15.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 119,682 shares of the company's stock after selling 22,206 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp owned 0.11% of Cboe Global Markets worth $23,386,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Erste Asset Management GmbH purchased a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets in the third quarter valued at about $11,191,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $158,000. Benjamin Edwards Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 5,967.5% during the 3rd quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 30,277 shares of the company's stock worth $6,203,000 after buying an additional 29,778 shares during the last quarter. Coastwise Capital Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $216,000. Finally, Harmony Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $15,175,000. 82.67% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on 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. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price target 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. William Blair assumed coverage on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Thursday, January 9th. They issued a "market perform" rating on the stock. Bank of America increased their price objective 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, February 10th. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price 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. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Cboe Global Markets has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $206.86.

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Cboe Global Markets Trading Up 1.0 %

NASDAQ:CBOE traded up $2.16 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $224.84. The stock had a trading volume of 408,536 shares, compared to its average volume of 796,479. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a twelve month low of $166.13 and a twelve month high of $227.22. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $209.79. The company has a quick ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The company has a market capitalization of $23.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.14, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.67.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly 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 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. Sell-side analysts predict that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Cboe Global Markets Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.12%. Cboe Global Markets's dividend payout ratio is currently 34.90%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Cboe Global Markets

In other Cboe Global Markets news, EVP Adam Inzirillo sold 200 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $209.67, for a total value of $41,934.00. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Dave Howson sold 11,036 shares of Cboe Global Markets stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the executive vice president now owns 8,025 shares in the company, valued at $1,653,230.25. This trade represents a 57.90 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 11,544 shares of company stock worth $2,380,529 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.22% of the company's stock.

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.