Blue Trust Inc. Acquires 1,341 Shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE)

Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) by 69.4% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 3,272 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,341 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $670,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of CBOE. Janus Henderson Group PLC lifted its holdings 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. Nordea Investment Management AB grew its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 16.7% during the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 646,670 shares of the company’s stock valued at $126,262,000 after purchasing an additional 92,537 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC increased its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 27.9% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 535,284 shares of the company’s stock worth $109,662,000 after purchasing an additional 116,852 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 5.4% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 471,581 shares of the company’s stock worth $96,613,000 after buying an additional 24,177 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 2.0% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 157,158 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,197,000 after buying an additional 3,155 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.67% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have weighed in on CBOE. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price 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. William Blair began coverage on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Thursday, January 9th. They issued a “market perform” rating 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 target price for the company. in a research report on Monday, January 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an “underweight” rating and set a $174.00 price objective (down previously from $203.00) on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of Cboe Global Markets from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Cboe Global Markets has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $198.83.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Performance

CBOE stock opened at $205.91 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $21.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.05, a P/E/G ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 0.68. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $200.45. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 52 week low of $166.13 and a 52 week high of $221.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 1.39.

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.