Vanguard Group Inc. Has $2.47 Billion Holdings in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE)

Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) by 0.4% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 12,628,964 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 56,233 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned 0.12% of Cboe Global Markets worth $2,467,700,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in CBOE. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Cboe Global Markets by 5.4% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 471,581 shares of the company’s stock valued at $96,613,000 after purchasing an additional 24,177 shares in the last quarter. Oak Harvest Investment Services purchased a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 4th quarter valued at $977,000. Forge First Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets in the fourth quarter worth $8,461,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its position in Cboe Global Markets by 40.3% during the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 24,180 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,750,000 after purchasing an additional 6,943 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brentview Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Cboe Global Markets during the fourth quarter valued at $3,278,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.67% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on CBOE. Barclays raised their price target on 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. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered 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 research report on Monday, January 6th. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $245.00 to $251.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $190.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 9th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $220.00 to $215.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 13th. 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. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Cboe Global Markets currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $206.86.

Cboe Global Markets Trading Up 0.6 %

NASDAQ:CBOE opened at $214.22 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $22.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.67, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.67. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 1 year low of $166.13 and a 1 year high of $223.51. The company has a quick ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $208.19.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) last posted 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 period in the prior year, the business earned $2.06 earnings per share. As a group, analysts anticipate that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Cboe Global Markets Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed 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 of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.18%. Cboe Global Markets’s dividend payout ratio is 34.90%.

Insider Transactions at Cboe Global Markets

In related news, CAO Allen Wilkinson sold 228 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $211.12, for a total value of $48,135.36. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 248 shares in the company, valued at approximately $52,357.76. This trade represents a 47.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Adam Inzirillo sold 200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $209.67, for a total value of $41,934.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 1,993 shares in the company, valued at $417,872.31. This represents a 9.12 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 11,544 shares of company stock worth $2,380,529. Insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

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.