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Two Sigma Advisers LP Buys 72,200 Shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE)

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Two Sigma Advisers LP raised its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE - Free Report) by 11.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 709,600 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 72,200 shares during the quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP owned 0.68% of Cboe Global Markets worth $138,656,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CBOE. Barclays PLC raised its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 116,852 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the fourth quarter worth approximately $396,000. Park Avenue Securities LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 23.0% during the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 5,898 shares of the company's stock worth $1,152,000 after purchasing an additional 1,101 shares during the period. Trust Co. of Vermont boosted its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 2,000.0% during the fourth quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 420 shares of the company's stock worth $82,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares during the period. Finally, HB Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 11.0% during the fourth quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,839 shares of the company's stock worth $750,000 after purchasing an additional 379 shares during the period. 82.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently commented on the stock. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $232.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Bank of America reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $227.00 price target (down from $260.00) on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. Oppenheimer raised their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $237.00 to $249.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Loop Capital set a $227.00 price target on Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Finally, Morgan Stanley downgraded Cboe Global Markets from an "overweight" rating to an "underweight" rating and cut their price target for the stock from $256.00 to $215.00 in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Cboe Global Markets currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $219.64.

Check Out Our Latest Stock Report on CBOE

Insider Activity at Cboe Global Markets

In related news, CAO Allen Wilkinson sold 228 shares of the firm's 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 completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 248 shares of the company's stock, valued at $52,357.76. This trade represents a 47.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.22% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Up 1.4%

Shares of NASDAQ:CBOE traded up $3.16 during trading on Friday, reaching $231.58. The stock had a trading volume of 637,635 shares, compared to its average volume of 911,725. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 52 week low of $166.13 and a 52 week high of $236.02. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.44. 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 firm's fifty day moving average is $219.24.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Friday, May 2nd. The company reported $2.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.15 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 12.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts forecast 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. Investors of record on Friday, May 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.63 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 30th. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.09%. Cboe Global Markets's payout ratio is 33.03%.

Cboe Global Markets Profile

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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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