Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) Shares Acquired by Natixis Advisors LLC

Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE - Free Report) by 2.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 94,143 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 1,958 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC owned 0.09% of Cboe Global Markets worth $18,396,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 1,528,295 shares of the company's stock valued at $313,090,000 after acquiring an additional 5,216 shares during the last quarter. Amundi grew its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 27.2% in the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 885,659 shares of the company's stock valued at $170,923,000 after purchasing an additional 189,280 shares in the last quarter. Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 830,847 shares of the company's stock valued at $162,347,000 after purchasing an additional 20,515 shares during the last quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Cboe Global Markets by 13.7% during the fourth quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 760,528 shares of the company's stock worth $148,607,000 after buying an additional 91,694 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. boosted its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 5.8% during the fourth quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 673,030 shares of the company's stock worth $131,510,000 after buying an additional 36,710 shares during the last quarter. 82.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered Cboe Global Markets from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating and set a $184.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Monday, January 6th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Cboe Global Markets from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $245.00 to $251.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an "underweight" rating and issued a $174.00 price objective (down from $203.00) on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their target price on Cboe Global Markets from $220.00 to $215.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $206.86.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Dave Howson sold 11,036 shares of the company's 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 completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 8,025 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,653,230.25. This represents a 57.90 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Adam Inzirillo sold 200 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $209.67, for a total value of $41,934.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 1,993 shares in the company, valued at $417,872.31. This trade represents a 9.12 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 11,544 shares of company stock worth $2,380,529. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Cboe Global Markets Trading Down 2.1 %

NASDAQ:CBOE traded down $4.65 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $214.77. The company had a trading volume of 1,526,584 shares, compared to its average volume of 807,909. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 12-month low of $166.13 and a 12-month high of $223.51. The firm has a market cap of $22.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.75, 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 current ratio of 1.78 and a quick ratio of 1.39. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $207.37.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 7th. The company reported $2.10 earnings per share (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 in the previous year, the firm posted $2.06 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 EPS for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th were given a $0.63 dividend. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.17%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. Cboe Global Markets's dividend payout ratio is presently 34.90%.

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.