Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) Shares Sold by Eukles Asset Management

Eukles Asset Management reduced its stake in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) by 6.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 31,460 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,070 shares during the period. Cboe Global Markets comprises approximately 2.6% of Eukles Asset Management’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest position. Eukles Asset Management’s holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $6,147,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB boosted its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 4,157.6% during the fourth quarter. E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB now owns 155,616 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,407,000 after purchasing an additional 151,961 shares in the last quarter. abrdn plc raised 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 last quarter. Barclays PLC boosted its position in Cboe Global Markets by 27.9% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 535,284 shares of the company’s stock worth $109,662,000 after buying an additional 116,852 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB grew 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 worth $126,262,000 after acquiring an additional 92,537 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Harmony Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Cboe Global Markets in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $15,175,000. 82.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Cboe Global Markets Trading Up 2.0 %

CBOE stock opened at $211.17 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $22.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.77, a PEG ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 0.68. 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 stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $199.53. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 1-year low of $166.13 and a 1-year high of $221.66.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) last issued its earnings results on Friday, February 7th. The company reported $2.10 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.14 by ($0.04). Cboe Global Markets had a return on equity of 22.33% and a net margin of 19.65%. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.06 earnings per share. On average, analysts forecast that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.64 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $220.00 to $215.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 13th. Barclays cut their target price on Cboe Global Markets from $220.00 to $212.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 13th. Oppenheimer decreased their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $232.00 to $218.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 13th. StockNews.com downgraded Cboe Global Markets from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $190.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 9th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $198.83.

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.