DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main Has $4.73 Million Stake in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE)

DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main boosted its holdings in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE - Free Report) by 40.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 24,198 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 7,029 shares during the quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main's holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $4,728,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CBOE. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its position in Cboe Global Markets by 208.4% during the fourth quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 7,685,489 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,501,745,000 after acquiring an additional 5,193,339 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets in the fourth quarter worth about $269,524,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets in the fourth quarter worth about $59,206,000. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 756.0% in the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 298,450 shares of the company's stock worth $58,317,000 after buying an additional 263,585 shares during the period. Finally, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. boosted its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 108.3% in the fourth quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 17,901 shares of the company's stock worth $3,498,000 after buying an additional 234,199 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.67% of the company's stock.

Cboe Global Markets Price Performance

Shares of CBOE traded down $6.97 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $213.41. 1,671,740 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 912,136. The company has a market capitalization of $22.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.56, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a quick ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The business's fifty day moving average is $217.72. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a one year low of $166.13 and a one year high of $236.02.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Friday, May 2nd. The company reported $2.50 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.36 by $0.14. Cboe Global Markets had a return on equity of 22.02% and a net margin of 18.64%. The company's revenue was up 12.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.15 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts expect that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 EPS for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 30th will be given a $0.63 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 30th. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.18%. Cboe Global Markets's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 33.03%.

Insider Transactions at Cboe Global Markets

In related news, EVP Adam Inzirillo sold 200 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 20th. The stock was 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 approximately $417,872.31. This trade represents a 9.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CAO Allen Wilkinson sold 228 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $211.12, for a total value of $48,135.36. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 248 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $52,357.76. This represents a 47.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently commented on CBOE. UBS Group boosted their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $235.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Barclays upped their price objective on Cboe Global Markets from $232.00 to $245.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Oppenheimer increased their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $237.00 to $249.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Cowen reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Cboe Global Markets from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $219.64.

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.