Blue Trust Inc. Has $188,000 Stake in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE)

Blue Trust Inc. lessened its holdings in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) by 50.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 960 shares of the company’s stock after selling 971 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $188,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 0.3% in 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 during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. raised its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 5.8% during the 4th quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 673,030 shares of the company’s stock valued at $131,510,000 after acquiring an additional 36,710 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 92,537 shares during the period. 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. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 24,177 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.67% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently issued reports on CBOE shares. Barclays upped 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 research report on Monday, February 10th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their target price on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $190.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 9th. 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. reiterated an “underweight” rating and issued a $174.00 target price (down from $203.00) on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Cboe Global Markets from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Cboe Global Markets has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $206.86.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Down 0.6 %

NASDAQ CBOE opened at $208.91 on Friday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $199.77. The company has a current ratio of 1.78, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 12-month low of $166.13 and a 12-month high of $221.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 0.68.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 7th. The company reported $2.10 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 earned $2.06 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Cboe Global Markets Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th will be paid a $0.63 dividend. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.21%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. Cboe Global Markets’s payout ratio is currently 34.90%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Dave Howson sold 11,036 shares of Cboe Global Markets stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 12th. The shares were 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 directly owns 8,025 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,653,230.25. This trade represents a 57.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 0.22% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.