Natixis Advisors LLC Purchases 1,958 Shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE)

Natixis Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) by 2.1% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 94,143 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,958 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $18,396,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. New York Life Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC now owns 15,531 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,035,000 after acquiring an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,570 shares of the company’s stock worth $893,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. Inspire Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC now owns 3,127 shares of the company’s stock worth $611,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc raised its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc now owns 1,196 shares of the company’s stock worth $234,000 after buying an additional 59 shares during the period. Finally, One Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 5.7% during the 4th quarter. One Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,109 shares of the company’s stock worth $217,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 82.67% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have commented on the stock. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $245.00 to $251.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded 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 report on Monday, January 6th. Oppenheimer lowered 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. William Blair started coverage on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a report on Thursday, January 9th. They set a “market perform” rating on the stock. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $216.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $206.86.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Dave Howson sold 11,036 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 owns 8,025 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,653,230.25. The trade was a 57.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CAO Allen Wilkinson sold 228 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $211.12, for a total transaction of $48,135.36. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 248 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $52,357.76. The trade was a 47.90 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 11,544 shares of company stock valued at $2,380,529. 0.22% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Cboe Global Markets Price Performance

CBOE stock opened at $218.96 on Wednesday. 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’s fifty day moving average is $205.88. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a one year low of $166.13 and a one year high of $221.66. The company has a market capitalization of $22.93 billion, a PE ratio of 30.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.67.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 7th. The company reported $2.10 EPS 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 in the prior year, the firm earned $2.06 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Cboe Global Markets Dividend Announcement

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 $0.63 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.15%. Cboe Global Markets’s payout ratio is presently 34.90%.

About Cboe Global Markets

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.