Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) Stock Holdings Trimmed by Quantbot Technologies LP

Quantbot Technologies LP lowered its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) by 92.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,025 shares of the company’s stock after selling 35,930 shares during the quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP’s holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $591,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of CBOE. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Kestra Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Cboe Global Markets during the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Sugar Maple Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the fourth quarter worth $36,000. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR bought a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets in the 4th quarter worth about $37,000. Finally, Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets in the 4th quarter valued at about $39,000. Institutional investors own 82.67% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Cboe Global Markets

In other news, EVP Adam Inzirillo sold 200 shares of Cboe Global Markets stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $209.67, for a total transaction of $41,934.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 1,993 shares in the company, valued at approximately $417,872.31. This trade represents a 9.12 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CAO Allen Wilkinson sold 228 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $211.12, for a total value of $48,135.36. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 248 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $52,357.76. This trade represents a 47.90 % 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 quarter. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Performance

Shares of CBOE stock opened at $220.27 on Friday. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 1 year low of $166.13 and a 1 year high of $223.51. The firm has a market cap of $23.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.51, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.67. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $209.24. The company has a quick ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 7th. The company reported $2.10 earnings per share 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 last year, the company posted $2.06 earnings per share. Equities research analysts predict that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Cboe Global Markets Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th were issued a $0.63 dividend. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.14%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. Cboe Global Markets’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.90%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of Cboe Global Markets from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $184.00 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $190.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 9th. William Blair began coverage on Cboe Global Markets in a research report on Thursday, January 9th. They set a “market perform” rating for the company. Barclays increased their target price on Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $216.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced 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 report on Monday, January 13th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target 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.