Ossiam Purchases 1,201 Shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE)

Ossiam increased its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE - Free Report) by 29.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 5,233 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 1,201 shares during the quarter. Ossiam's holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $1,023,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 208.4% in the 4th quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 7,685,489 shares of the company's stock worth $1,501,745,000 after purchasing an additional 5,193,339 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Cboe Global Markets in the fourth quarter valued at about $269,524,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Cboe Global Markets during the fourth quarter worth about $59,206,000. First Trust Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 756.0% during the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 298,450 shares of the company's stock worth $58,317,000 after buying an additional 263,585 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 270.8% in the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 299,690 shares of the company's stock valued at $58,559,000 after acquiring an additional 218,865 shares during the last quarter. 82.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Cboe Global Markets Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ:CBOE traded up $1.14 during trading on Thursday, hitting $212.56. 778,515 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 885,193. The company's 50-day moving average is $214.08. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 1-year low of $166.13 and a 1-year high of $234.37. The company has a market capitalization of $22.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.44, a P/E/G 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 issued 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 quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.06 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 EPS for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th were given a dividend of $0.63 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.19%. Cboe Global Markets's payout ratio is currently 34.90%.

Insider Transactions at Cboe Global Markets

In other Cboe Global Markets news, CAO Allen Wilkinson sold 228 shares of Cboe Global Markets stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $211.12, for a total transaction of $48,135.36. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 248 shares in the company, valued at approximately $52,357.76. The trade was a 47.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Adam Inzirillo sold 200 shares of the business's 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 completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 1,993 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $417,872.31. The trade was a 9.12 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 11,544 shares of company stock worth $2,380,529. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CBOE has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Bank of America reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $227.00 price target (down from $260.00) on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a report on Thursday, April 10th. Loop Capital set a $260.00 target price on Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. Oppenheimer upped their price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $233.00 to $237.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, April 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut shares of Cboe Global Markets from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating and set a $184.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Cboe Global Markets from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $218.80.

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.