O Brien Greene & Co. Inc Grows Position in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE)

O Brien Greene & Co. Inc boosted its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) by 1.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 40,677 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 716 shares during the period. Cboe Global Markets makes up approximately 2.6% of O Brien Greene & Co. Inc’s portfolio, making the stock its 14th biggest holding. O Brien Greene & Co. Inc’s holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $7,948,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Erste Asset Management GmbH purchased a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets in the 3rd quarter worth about $11,191,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. acquired a new stake in Cboe Global Markets during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $158,000. Benjamin Edwards Inc. raised its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 5,967.5% in the third quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 30,277 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,203,000 after buying an additional 29,778 shares during the period. Coastwise Capital Group LLC acquired a new position in Cboe Global Markets during the third quarter valued at approximately $216,000. Finally, Harmony Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Cboe Global Markets during the third quarter worth approximately $15,175,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.67% of the company’s stock.

Cboe Global Markets Trading Up 1.6 %

CBOE stock opened at $210.39 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.14, a P/E/G ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 0.68. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $199.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 1.78 and a quick ratio of 1.39. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a twelve month low of $166.13 and a twelve month high of $221.66.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) last released its earnings results on Friday, February 7th. The company reported $2.10 earnings per share 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 prior year, the company posted $2.06 earnings per share. On average, research analysts predict that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 EPS for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.63 per share. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.20%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. Cboe Global Markets’s dividend payout ratio is presently 34.90%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Cboe Global Markets news, EVP Dave Howson sold 11,036 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $206.01, for a total transaction of $2,273,526.36. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 8,025 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,653,230.25. This represents a 57.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on CBOE shares. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Cboe Global Markets from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday. Oppenheimer reduced their price objective on Cboe Global Markets from $232.00 to $218.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an “underweight” rating and issued a $174.00 price target (down previously from $203.00) on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $245.00 to $251.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Two 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $206.86.

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.