Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) Shares Sold by Wambolt & Associates LLC

Wambolt & Associates LLC lessened its stake in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) by 15.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 8,105 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,524 shares during the period. Wambolt & Associates LLC’s holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $1,584,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Zions Bancorporation N.A. boosted its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 52.8% in the 4th quarter. Zions Bancorporation N.A. now owns 3,137 shares of the company’s stock valued at $613,000 after purchasing an additional 1,084 shares during the period. TD Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 6.9% in the 4th quarter. TD Asset Management Inc. now owns 539,880 shares of the company’s stock valued at $105,493,000 after acquiring an additional 34,924 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Cboe Global Markets by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,628,964 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,467,700,000 after purchasing an additional 56,233 shares during the last quarter. Stevens Capital Management LP boosted its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 45.1% during the 4th quarter. Stevens Capital Management LP now owns 1,582 shares of the company’s stock worth $309,000 after purchasing an additional 492 shares during the period. Finally, LPL Financial LLC increased its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 35.6% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 100,593 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,656,000 after purchasing an additional 26,392 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.67% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Cboe Global Markets

In related news, EVP Adam Inzirillo sold 200 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $209.67, for a total value of $41,934.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 1,993 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $417,872.31. This represents a 9.12 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Allen Wilkinson sold 228 shares of Cboe Global Markets stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $211.12, for a total value of $48,135.36. Following 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 11,544 shares of company stock valued at $2,380,529. 0.22% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Performance

Shares of CBOE stock opened at $212.96 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 1.78. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.30 billion, a PE ratio of 29.50, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.67. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 1 year low of $166.13 and a 1 year high of $223.51. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $207.77.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) last released 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 return on equity of 22.02% and a net margin of 18.64%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.06 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts predict 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. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th were given a dividend of $0.63 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.18%. Cboe Global Markets’s dividend payout ratio is currently 34.90%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CBOE has been the topic of several recent research reports. William Blair began coverage on Cboe Global Markets in a research report on Thursday, January 9th. They issued a “market perform” rating on the stock. 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 report on Monday, January 13th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued an “underweight” rating and set a $174.00 price target (down from $203.00) on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, StockNews.com raised Cboe Global Markets from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $206.86.

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.