Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Sells 526 Shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE)

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lessened its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) by 3.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 14,567 shares of the company’s stock after selling 526 shares during the quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $2,847,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Erste Asset Management GmbH bought a new stake in Cboe Global Markets in the 3rd quarter valued at $11,191,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the third quarter worth $158,000. Benjamin Edwards Inc. boosted its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 5,967.5% in the third quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 30,277 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,203,000 after acquiring an additional 29,778 shares during the period. Coastwise Capital Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets in the third quarter valued at about $216,000. Finally, Harmony Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Cboe Global Markets during the third quarter worth about $15,175,000. Institutional investors own 82.67% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CBOE has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Jefferies Financial Group cut 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 report on Thursday, January 9th. William Blair initiated coverage on Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Thursday, January 9th. They issued a “market perform” rating for the company. 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 note on Tuesday, January 7th. StockNews.com downgraded Cboe Global Markets from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered Cboe Global Markets from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $184.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Monday, January 6th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Cboe Global Markets currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $198.83.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Performance

Shares of CBOE stock opened at $204.33 on Friday. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $166.13 and a fifty-two week high of $221.66. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $200.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 1.39. The firm has a market cap of $21.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.84, a PEG ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.68.

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.