Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) Shares Sold by Jump Financial LLC

Jump Financial LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE - Free Report) by 47.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 40,022 shares of the company's stock after selling 36,701 shares during the quarter. Jump Financial LLC's holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $7,820,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of CBOE. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 5.4% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 471,581 shares of the company's stock valued at $96,613,000 after acquiring an additional 24,177 shares in the last quarter. Oak Harvest Investment Services purchased a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $977,000. Forge First Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $8,461,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its position in Cboe Global Markets by 40.3% during the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 24,180 shares of the company's stock worth $4,750,000 after buying an additional 6,943 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brentview Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Cboe Global Markets during the fourth quarter worth $3,278,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.67% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Cboe Global Markets

In other news, CAO Allen Wilkinson sold 228 shares of the firm'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 sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 248 shares in the company, valued at approximately $52,357.76. This trade represents a 47.90 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Dave Howson sold 11,036 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $206.01, for a total transaction of $2,273,526.36. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 8,025 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,653,230.25. The trade was a 57.90 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 11,544 shares of company stock valued at $2,380,529 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.22% of the company's stock.

Cboe Global Markets Price Performance

Shares of CBOE stock remained flat at $217.07 during trading on Monday. 96,516 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 870,376. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 52-week low of $166.13 and a 52-week high of $234.37. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $213.53. The stock has a market cap of $22.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.07, a P/E/G ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.47. 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 - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly 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 quarter last year, the company posted $2.06 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 EPS for the current fiscal 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 given a $0.63 dividend. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.16%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. Cboe Global Markets's dividend payout ratio is currently 34.90%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on CBOE shares. StockNews.com raised shares of Cboe Global Markets from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $216.00 to $232.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Monday, April 7th. William Blair started coverage on Cboe Global Markets in a report on Thursday, January 9th. They issued a "market perform" rating on the stock. Morgan Stanley raised Cboe Global Markets from an "underweight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $235.00 target price for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $230.00 to $234.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $218.80.

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.