Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) Shares Sold by Anchor Capital Advisors LLC

Anchor Capital Advisors LLC reduced its stake in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) by 4.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 354,547 shares of the company’s stock after selling 16,254 shares during the period. Cboe Global Markets accounts for about 2.0% of Anchor Capital Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Anchor Capital Advisors LLC owned about 0.34% of Cboe Global Markets worth $69,278,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in Cboe Global Markets in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $14,709,000. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. boosted its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 9,563 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,869,000 after acquiring an additional 92 shares during the period. Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. boosted its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. now owns 41,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,031,000 after acquiring an additional 600 shares during the period. New York Life Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC now owns 15,531 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,035,000 after acquiring an additional 48 shares during the period. Finally, Bryn Mawr Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Cboe Global Markets in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $228,000. 82.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on CBOE. Barclays boosted their price objective on Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $216.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Bank of America boosted their price objective on Cboe Global Markets from $245.00 to $251.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $190.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 9th. StockNews.com upgraded Cboe Global Markets from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price objective on Cboe Global Markets from $220.00 to $215.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Cboe Global Markets has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $206.86.

Insider Buying and Selling at Cboe Global Markets

In other Cboe Global Markets news, EVP Adam Inzirillo sold 200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $209.67, for a total value of $41,934.00. Following 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 transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Allen Wilkinson sold 228 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $211.12, for a total value of $48,135.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly 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. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 11,544 shares of company stock valued at $2,380,529. Corporate insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

Cboe Global Markets Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CBOE opened at $208.00 on Friday. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 12 month low of $166.13 and a 12 month high of $221.66. The company has a market capitalization of $21.77 billion, a PE ratio of 28.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.68. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $200.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 1.78.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) last announced 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 posted $2.06 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect 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. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.63 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.21%. Cboe Global Markets’s payout ratio is 34.90%.

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.