XTX Topco Ltd Decreases Position in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE)

XTX Topco Ltd decreased its position in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE - Free Report) by 71.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,981 shares of the company's stock after selling 4,846 shares during the period. XTX Topco Ltd's holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $387,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. purchased a new stake in Cboe Global Markets in the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Kestra Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets in the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. Sugar Maple Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR bought a new position in Cboe Global Markets in the 4th quarter worth approximately $37,000. Finally, Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in Cboe Global Markets in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $39,000. 82.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities 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 for the company. in a report on Monday, January 6th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $190.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 9th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $216.00 to $232.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Monday, April 7th. StockNews.com raised shares of Cboe Global Markets from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Finally, Piper Sandler raised their price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $230.00 to $234.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $218.80.

Insider Activity

In related news, CAO Allen Wilkinson sold 228 shares of the 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 completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 248 shares in the company, valued at $52,357.76. This represents a 47.90 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Dave Howson sold 11,036 shares of the firm'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 owns 8,025 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,653,230.25. The trade was a 57.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 11,544 shares of company stock valued at $2,380,529. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Cboe Global Markets Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of Cboe Global Markets stock opened at $214.07 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $22.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.65, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.47. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $213.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 1.78 and a quick ratio of 1.39. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 12 month low of $166.13 and a 12 month high of $234.37.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly 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 return on equity of 22.02% and a net margin of 18.64%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $2.06 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Cboe Global Markets Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders 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 yield of 1.18%. Cboe Global Markets's payout ratio is 34.90%.

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.

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