Ceredex Value Advisors LLC Has $29.24 Million Position in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE)

Ceredex Value Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE - Free Report) by 23.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 149,650 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 28,550 shares during the period. Ceredex Value Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.14% of Cboe Global Markets worth $29,242,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. MML Investors Services LLC increased its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 32.1% during the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 8,141 shares of the company's stock worth $1,668,000 after acquiring an additional 1,976 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC raised its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 27.9% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 535,284 shares of the company's stock valued at $109,662,000 after acquiring an additional 116,852 shares in the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp increased its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 6.6% during the third quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 3,245 shares of the company's stock valued at $665,000 after purchasing an additional 201 shares during the last quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 5.3% in the third quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,318 shares of the company's stock valued at $269,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares during the period. Finally, World Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $14,430,000. 82.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Cboe Global Markets Trading Down 0.1 %

NASDAQ CBOE traded down $0.29 on Monday, reaching $216.78. The company's stock had a trading volume of 119,103 shares, compared to its average volume of 870,578. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.02, a PEG 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, Inc. has a 52 week low of $166.13 and a 52 week high of $234.37. The company's 50-day moving average price is $213.53.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Friday, February 7th. The company reported $2.10 earnings per share (EPS) 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 quarter last year, the firm posted $2.06 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 earnings per share 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. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th were paid a $0.63 dividend. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.16%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. Cboe Global Markets's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.90%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on CBOE shares. Barclays boosted 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 report on Monday, April 7th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Cboe Global Markets from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Oppenheimer raised their target price on Cboe Global Markets from $233.00 to $237.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Piper Sandler increased their price objective on Cboe Global Markets from $230.00 to $234.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed an "underweight" rating and set a $174.00 target price (down previously from $203.00) on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $218.80.

Insider Transactions at Cboe Global Markets

In other news, CAO Allen Wilkinson sold 228 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 owns 248 shares in the company, valued at $52,357.76. This represents a 47.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Adam Inzirillo sold 200 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $209.67, for a total transaction of $41,934.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 1,993 shares in the company, valued at $417,872.31. This represents a 9.12 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 11,544 shares of company stock worth $2,380,529 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.22% of the company's stock.

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.