Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) Shares Sold by Mount Lucas Management LP

Mount Lucas Management LP decreased its holdings in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) by 4.9% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 7,555 shares of the company’s stock after selling 388 shares during the quarter. Mount Lucas Management LP’s holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $1,476,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 1,528,295 shares of the company’s stock worth $313,090,000 after purchasing an additional 5,216 shares in the last quarter. Amundi grew its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 27.2% during the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 885,659 shares of the company’s stock worth $170,923,000 after buying an additional 189,280 shares in the last quarter. Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 830,847 shares of the company’s stock worth $162,347,000 after buying an additional 20,515 shares during the period. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 13.7% in the fourth quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 760,528 shares of the company’s stock valued at $148,607,000 after acquiring an additional 91,694 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. lifted its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 5.8% in the fourth quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 673,030 shares of the company’s stock worth $131,510,000 after acquiring an additional 36,710 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.67% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Cboe Global Markets

In other Cboe Global Markets news, EVP Adam Inzirillo sold 200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 owns 1,993 shares in the company, valued at approximately $417,872.31. The trade was a 9.12 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Dave Howson sold 11,036 shares of the firm’s 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 8,025 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,653,230.25. This represents a 57.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 11,544 shares of company stock worth $2,380,529 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

Cboe Global Markets Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ CBOE opened at $213.63 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 1.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.37 billion, a PE ratio of 29.59, a P/E/G ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $203.04. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a twelve month low of $166.13 and a twelve month high of $221.66.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) last issued 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 return on equity of 22.02% and a net margin of 18.64%. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.06 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.63 per share. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.18%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. Cboe Global Markets’s dividend payout ratio is currently 34.90%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on CBOE shares. Oppenheimer reduced their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $232.00 to $218.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 13th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $190.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut Cboe Global Markets from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $184.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Bank of America raised their target price on Cboe Global Markets from $245.00 to $251.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed an “underweight” rating and issued a $174.00 price target (down from $203.00) on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $206.86.

Cboe Global Markets Company 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.