Natixis Advisors LLC Buys 1,958 Shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE)

Natixis Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) by 2.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 94,143 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,958 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC owned about 0.09% of Cboe Global Markets worth $18,396,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of CBOE. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Cboe Global Markets during the fourth quarter worth $59,206,000. Amundi increased its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 27.2% in the 4th quarter. Amundi now owns 885,659 shares of the company’s stock valued at $170,923,000 after buying an additional 189,280 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 64.2% in the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 391,636 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,526,000 after buying an additional 153,184 shares during the period. E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB increased its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 4,157.6% in the 4th quarter. E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB now owns 155,616 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,407,000 after buying an additional 151,961 shares during the period. Finally, abrdn plc increased its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 341.2% in the 4th quarter. abrdn plc now owns 190,017 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,145,000 after buying an additional 146,945 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 82.67% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on CBOE shares. William Blair started coverage on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a report on Thursday, January 9th. They issued a “market perform” rating on the stock. Oppenheimer lowered their price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $232.00 to $218.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 13th. StockNews.com raised shares of Cboe Global Markets from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered 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, 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 report on Monday, February 10th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Cboe Global Markets presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $206.86.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Up 1.4 %

Shares of Cboe Global Markets stock opened at $218.96 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $22.93 billion, a PE ratio of 30.33, a P/E/G ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.67. 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 stock’s 50-day moving average price is $205.88. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 12-month low of $166.13 and a 12-month high of $221.66.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) last announced its 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 quarter last year, the firm posted $2.06 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th were issued a dividend of $0.63 per share. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.15%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. Cboe Global Markets’s dividend payout ratio is currently 34.90%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Cboe Global Markets news, EVP Adam Inzirillo sold 200 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $209.67, for a total transaction of $41,934.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 1,993 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $417,872.31. This represents a 9.12 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Allen Wilkinson sold 228 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $211.12, for a total transaction of $48,135.36. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 248 shares in the company, valued at approximately $52,357.76. This represents a 47.90 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 11,544 shares of company stock valued at $2,380,529 in the last 90 days. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.