Boston Trust Walden Corp Increases Stake in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE)

Boston Trust Walden Corp lifted its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE - Free Report) by 3.5% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 330,059 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 11,137 shares during the quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp owned about 0.32% of Cboe Global Markets worth $74,689,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of CBOE. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 5,193,339 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the fourth quarter valued at about $269,524,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 29,094.5% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,216,535 shares of the company's stock worth $275,290,000 after acquiring an additional 1,212,368 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Cboe Global Markets during the fourth quarter worth about $59,206,000. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP boosted its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 756.0% during the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 298,450 shares of the company's stock worth $58,317,000 after acquiring an additional 263,585 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.67% of the company's stock.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of CBOE stock opened at $227.60 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $222.72 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $211.68. The company has a current ratio of 1.78, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The stock has a market cap of $23.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.52, a P/E/G ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.43. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 12 month low of $166.88 and a 12 month high of $236.02.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 2nd. The company reported $2.50 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.36 by $0.14. Cboe Global Markets had a net margin of 18.64% and a return on equity of 22.02%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.15 earnings per share. Cboe Global Markets's revenue was up 12.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts expect that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 30th were issued a dividend of $0.63 per share. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.11%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 30th. Cboe Global Markets's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 33.03%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently commented on CBOE shares. Loop Capital set a $227.00 price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Cboe Global Markets from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. Cowen reissued a "hold" rating on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $237.00 to $249.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $232.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $219.64.

Insider Buying and Selling at Cboe Global Markets

In other news, EVP Catherine R. Clay sold 3,598 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $226.58, for a total transaction of $815,234.84. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 2,183 shares in the company, valued at approximately $494,624.14. This represents a 62.24% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.22% of the company's stock.

Cboe Global Markets 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.

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