Jones Financial Companies Lllp Buys 62 Shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE)

Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) by 40.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 215 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 62 shares during the quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp’s holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $42,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in CBOE. Kestra Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Sugar Maple Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Cboe Global Markets in the 4th quarter worth approximately $36,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new position in Cboe Global Markets in the 4th quarter worth approximately $39,000. 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. Finally, Trust Co. of Vermont boosted its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 2,000.0% in the 4th quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 420 shares of the company’s stock worth $82,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares during the period. 82.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Up 1.4 %

Shares of CBOE opened at $218.96 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $22.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.33, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.67. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $205.88. 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 1.78.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 7th. The company reported $2.10 earnings per share (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 company earned $2.06 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Cboe Global Markets Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th were given a dividend of $0.63 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.15%. Cboe Global Markets’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.90%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have weighed in on CBOE. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded Cboe Global Markets from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $184.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Bank of America increased their target price on Cboe Global Markets from $245.00 to $251.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their target price on Cboe Global Markets from $220.00 to $215.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 13th. StockNews.com upgraded Cboe Global Markets from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Finally, William Blair started coverage on Cboe Global Markets in a research report on Thursday, January 9th. They set a “market perform” rating for the company. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $206.86.

Insider Transactions at Cboe Global Markets

In other news, CAO Allen Wilkinson sold 228 shares of Cboe Global Markets stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $211.12, for a total transaction of $48,135.36. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly 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 document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Adam Inzirillo sold 200 shares of Cboe Global Markets 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 1,993 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $417,872.31. The trade was a 9.12 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 11,544 shares of company stock worth $2,380,529. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.