Mizuho Securities USA LLC Purchases 3,137 Shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE)

Mizuho Securities USA LLC boosted its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) by 46.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 9,922 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,137 shares during the quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC’s holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $1,939,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

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

Cboe Global Markets Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CBOE opened at $212.96 on Tuesday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $207.77. 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, Inc. has a 1 year low of $166.13 and a 1 year high of $223.51. The firm has a market cap of $22.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.50, a P/E/G ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.67.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) last issued its quarterly 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 22.02% and a net margin of 18.64%. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.06 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 EPS for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th were issued a $0.63 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.18%. Cboe Global Markets’s dividend payout ratio is currently 34.90%.

Insider Transactions at Cboe Global Markets

In related news, EVP Dave Howson sold 11,036 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $206.01, for a total value of $2,273,526.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 8,025 shares in the company, valued at $1,653,230.25. This trade represents a 57.90 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Adam Inzirillo sold 200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $209.67, for a total value of $41,934.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 1,993 shares in the company, valued at approximately $417,872.31. The trade was a 9.12 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 11,544 shares of company stock worth $2,380,529. Company insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on CBOE. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $190.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 9th. StockNews.com raised Cboe Global Markets from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Bank of America lifted their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $245.00 to $251.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. William Blair initiated coverage on Cboe Global Markets in a research report on Thursday, January 9th. They set a “market perform” rating on the stock. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an “underweight” rating and issued a $174.00 target price (down from $203.00) on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus 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.