Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) Position Increased by Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC

Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC raised its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) by 6.4% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,434 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 86 shares during the quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC’s holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $280,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Kestra Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Cboe Global Markets in the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Sugar Maple Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Cboe Global Markets in the 4th quarter worth approximately $36,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in Cboe Global Markets in the 4th quarter worth approximately $39,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 40.5% in the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 215 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares during the period. Finally, TD Private Client Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 149.0% in the 3rd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 371 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,000 after purchasing an additional 222 shares during the period. 82.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $216.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $190.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 9th. Oppenheimer decreased their target price on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $232.00 to $218.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 13th. William Blair assumed coverage on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Thursday, January 9th. They set a “market perform” rating for the company. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued an “underweight” rating and set a $174.00 target price (down previously 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 given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $206.86.

Insider Activity

In related news, CAO Allen Wilkinson sold 228 shares of Cboe Global Markets stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 248 shares in the company, valued at $52,357.76. This trade represents a 47.90 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available 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 completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 8,025 shares in the company, valued at $1,653,230.25. This trade represents a 57.90 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 11,544 shares of company stock worth $2,380,529. 0.22% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Cboe Global Markets Trading Down 3.5 %

Cboe Global Markets stock opened at $211.31 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $22.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.27, a P/E/G ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.67. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $203.50. The company has a quick ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 1-year low of $166.13 and a 1-year high of $221.66.

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 in the prior year, the company posted $2.06 EPS. On average, equities 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 firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.63 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.19%. Cboe Global Markets’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.