Unigestion Holding SA Has $17 Million Holdings in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE)

Unigestion Holding SA grew its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE - Free Report) by 33.1% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 75,244 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 18,733 shares during the period. Unigestion Holding SA owned 0.07% of Cboe Global Markets worth $16,999,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Forge First Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Cboe Global Markets during the 4th quarter worth $8,461,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its position in Cboe Global Markets by 40.3% in the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 24,180 shares of the company's stock worth $4,750,000 after purchasing an additional 6,943 shares during the last quarter. Brentview Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Cboe Global Markets in the 4th quarter worth about $3,278,000. Skylands Capital LLC grew its position in Cboe Global Markets by 88.9% in the 4th quarter. Skylands Capital LLC now owns 8,500 shares of the company's stock worth $1,661,000 after purchasing an additional 4,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Amundi boosted its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 27.2% in the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 885,659 shares of the company's stock valued at $170,923,000 after acquiring an additional 189,280 shares in the last quarter. 82.67% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Cboe Global Markets

In other Cboe Global Markets news, EVP Catherine R. Clay sold 3,598 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $226.58, for a total value of $815,234.84. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 2,183 shares of the company's stock, valued at $494,624.14. This represents a 62.24% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Insiders own 0.22% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $232.00 to $245.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, May 2nd. 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. Bank of America restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $227.00 price target (down previously from $260.00) on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $235.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Finally, Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of Cboe Global Markets from an "overweight" rating to an "underweight" rating and reduced their price target for the company from $256.00 to $215.00 in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $219.64.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Performance

NASDAQ:CBOE traded down $0.99 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $222.75. The stock had a trading volume of 976,752 shares, compared to its average volume of 902,245. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 1-year low of $166.13 and a 1-year high of $236.02. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $220.98 and its 200-day simple moving average is $210.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 1.78 and a quick ratio of 1.39. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.85, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.44.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Friday, May 2nd. The company reported $2.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 period last year, the firm posted $2.15 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 12.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Cboe Global Markets Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 30th will be issued a $0.63 dividend. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.13%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 30th. Cboe Global Markets's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 33.03%.

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.