Yousif Capital Management LLC Trims Stake in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE)

Yousif Capital Management LLC trimmed its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE - Free Report) by 22.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 13,782 shares of the company's stock after selling 4,007 shares during the quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC's holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $2,693,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of CBOE. Erste Asset Management GmbH purchased a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets in the 3rd quarter worth about $11,191,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. bought a new stake in Cboe Global Markets during the third quarter worth about $158,000. Benjamin Edwards Inc. boosted its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 5,967.5% during the third quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 30,277 shares of the company's stock worth $6,203,000 after acquiring an additional 29,778 shares in the last quarter. Coastwise Capital Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the third quarter valued at approximately $216,000. Finally, Harmony Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the third quarter valued at approximately $15,175,000. 82.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Down 1.8 %

Shares of NASDAQ CBOE traded down $3.81 during trading on Thursday, reaching $208.23. 599,931 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 769,546. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $199.40. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 52-week low of $166.13 and a 52-week high of $221.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.80 billion, a PE ratio of 28.37, a PEG ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 1.39.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 19.65% and a return on equity of 22.33%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.06 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.64 EPS for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be paid a $0.63 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.21%. Cboe Global Markets's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.33%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CBOE has been the topic of several recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an "underweight" rating and issued a $174.00 price target (down previously from $203.00) on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their target price on Cboe Global Markets from $220.00 to $215.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 13th. William Blair assumed coverage on Cboe Global Markets in a research report on Thursday, January 9th. They issued a "market perform" rating for the company. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $245.00 to $251.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, Oppenheimer reduced their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $232.00 to $218.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $206.86.

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.