Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) Shares Purchased by Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A.

Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. boosted its holdings in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) by 184.1% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 32,093 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 20,796 shares during the period. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A.’s holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $6,271,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Erste Asset Management GmbH acquired a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets in the third quarter worth approximately $11,191,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. purchased a new position in Cboe Global Markets during the third quarter worth approximately $158,000. Benjamin Edwards Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 5,967.5% in the 3rd quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 30,277 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,203,000 after purchasing an additional 29,778 shares during the last quarter. Coastwise Capital Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 3rd quarter valued at $216,000. Finally, Harmony Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 3rd quarter worth $15,175,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.67% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the company. William Blair assumed coverage on Cboe Global Markets in a report on Thursday, January 9th. They issued a “market perform” rating on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered 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. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their target price on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $220.00 to $215.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 13th. StockNews.com raised shares of Cboe Global Markets from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an “underweight” rating and set a $174.00 price objective (down from $203.00) on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Cboe Global Markets has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $206.86.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Cboe Global Markets news, CAO Allen Wilkinson sold 228 shares of Cboe Global Markets stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $211.12, for a total transaction of $48,135.36. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 248 shares in the company, valued at $52,357.76. The trade was a 47.90 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Dave Howson sold 11,036 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 12th. The shares were 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,653,230.25. This trade represents a 57.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 11,544 shares of company stock worth $2,380,529. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Up 1.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ:CBOE opened at $226.06 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.67. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $210.42. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 52-week low of $166.13 and a 52-week high of $227.22. 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 (NASDAQ:CBOE) last released its quarterly earnings results 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 18.64% and a return on equity of 22.02%. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.06 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Announces Dividend

The firm 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. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.11%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. Cboe Global Markets’s payout ratio is 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.