American Century Companies Inc. Has $30.34 Million Stock Position in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE)

American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) by 39.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 155,286 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 43,855 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. owned 0.15% of Cboe Global Markets worth $30,343,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets in the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Kestra Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Sugar Maple Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR acquired a new stake in Cboe Global Markets in the 4th quarter worth approximately $37,000. Finally, Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in Cboe Global Markets during the fourth quarter worth approximately $39,000. 82.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Cboe Global Markets news, EVP Dave Howson sold 11,036 shares of Cboe Global Markets stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 12th. The stock was 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,653,230.25. This trade represents a 57.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CAO Allen Wilkinson sold 228 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The shares were 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 owns 248 shares in the company, valued at $52,357.76. This represents a 47.90 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 11,544 shares of company stock valued at $2,380,529 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an “underweight” rating and issued a $174.00 price objective (down from $203.00) on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Cboe Global Markets from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. William Blair assumed coverage on Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Thursday, January 9th. They issued a “market perform” rating on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded Cboe Global Markets from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $184.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $220.00 to $215.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Two equities research 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 currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $206.86.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Up 1.1 %

Shares of CBOE opened at $222.68 on Friday. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 12-month low of $166.13 and a 12-month high of $223.51. The company has a market capitalization of $23.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.67. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $209.79. The company has a quick ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) last issued its earnings results 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 return on equity of 22.02% and a net margin of 18.64%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.06 earnings per share. Equities research analysts expect that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 EPS for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th were paid a $0.63 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.13%. Cboe Global Markets’s payout ratio is currently 34.90%.

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.