Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) Shares Sold by Rothschild Investment LLC

Rothschild Investment LLC lowered its stake in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) by 1.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 37,279 shares of the company’s stock after selling 436 shares during the period. Rothschild Investment LLC’s holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $7,284,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Erste Asset Management GmbH acquired a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 3rd quarter worth about $11,191,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 3rd quarter worth about $158,000. Benjamin Edwards Inc. raised its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 5,967.5% during the 3rd quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 30,277 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,203,000 after acquiring an additional 29,778 shares in the last quarter. Coastwise Capital Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 3rd quarter worth about $216,000. Finally, Harmony Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 3rd quarter worth about $15,175,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.67% of the company’s stock.

Cboe Global Markets Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of CBOE stock opened at $210.93 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $199.97. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a twelve month low of $166.13 and a twelve month high of $221.66. The stock has a market cap of $22.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.21, a P/E/G ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.68. 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 (NASDAQ:CBOE) last announced 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 net margin of 18.64% and a return on equity of 22.02%. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.06 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts predict that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Cboe Global Markets Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th will be paid a $0.63 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.19%. Cboe Global Markets’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.90%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

CBOE has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Barclays raised their target price 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 raised their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $245.00 to $251.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price target on 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. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded Cboe Global Markets from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $184.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Oppenheimer dropped their price target 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. 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. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $206.86.

Insider Activity at Cboe Global Markets

In related news, EVP Dave Howson sold 11,036 shares of Cboe Global Markets stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 8,025 shares in the company, valued at $1,653,230.25. The trade was a 57.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Adam Inzirillo sold 200 shares of Cboe Global Markets stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $209.67, for a total value of $41,934.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 1,993 shares in the company, valued at approximately $417,872.31. This trade represents a 9.12 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 11,316 shares of company stock worth $2,332,393 over the last three months. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.