UniSuper Management Pty Ltd Acquires 2,447 Shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE)

UniSuper Management Pty Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) by 24.8% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 12,307 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,447 shares during the quarter. UniSuper Management Pty Ltd’s holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $2,405,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co acquired a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,129,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its position in Cboe Global Markets by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 161,511 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,533,000 after buying an additional 5,081 shares in the last quarter. Korea Investment CORP increased its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 10.1% during the 4th quarter. Korea Investment CORP now owns 55,750 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,894,000 after acquiring an additional 5,110 shares during the period. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp bought a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 4th quarter valued at $99,000. Finally, Zions Bancorporation N.A. grew its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 52.8% during the 4th quarter. Zions Bancorporation N.A. now owns 3,137 shares of the company’s stock worth $613,000 after purchasing an additional 1,084 shares in the last quarter. 82.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Cboe Global Markets news, CAO Allen Wilkinson sold 228 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 248 shares in the company, valued at approximately $52,357.76. This represents a 47.90 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Dave Howson sold 11,036 shares of Cboe Global Markets stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the executive vice president now owns 8,025 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,653,230.25. This trade represents a 57.90 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 11,544 shares of company stock worth $2,380,529 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently commented on CBOE. Barclays boosted their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $216.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. William Blair initiated coverage on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a report on Thursday, January 9th. They set a “market perform” rating for the company. Bank of America lifted their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $245.00 to $251.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an “underweight” rating and set a $174.00 target price (down from $203.00) on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, StockNews.com raised Cboe Global Markets from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. 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 data from MarketBeat, Cboe Global Markets presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $206.86.

Cboe Global Markets Price Performance

Shares of Cboe Global Markets stock opened at $222.68 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $209.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.84, a P/E/G 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. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $166.13 and a fifty-two week high of $223.51.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) 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 return on equity of 22.02% and a net margin of 18.64%. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.06 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th were paid a $0.63 dividend. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.13%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. Cboe Global Markets’s dividend payout ratio is currently 34.90%.

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.