Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) Shares Purchased by Two Sigma Investments LP

Two Sigma Investments LP boosted its position in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE - Free Report) by 9.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 547,024 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 45,015 shares during the period. Two Sigma Investments LP owned approximately 0.52% of Cboe Global Markets worth $106,888,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. New York Life Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC now owns 15,531 shares of the company's stock worth $3,035,000 after buying an additional 48 shares during the period. Summit Financial LLC increased its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Summit Financial LLC now owns 10,908 shares of the company's stock worth $2,131,000 after buying an additional 48 shares during the period. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,570 shares of the company's stock worth $893,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. Inspire Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC now owns 3,127 shares of the company's stock worth $611,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. Finally, Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 5.2% in the 4th quarter. Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc now owns 1,196 shares of the company's stock worth $234,000 after buying an additional 59 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 82.67% of the company's stock.

Cboe Global Markets Trading Up 1.4%

NASDAQ:CBOE traded up $3.16 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $231.58. 637,635 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 911,725. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 1.78. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $219.24. The firm has a market cap of $24.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.07, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.44. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a twelve month low of $166.13 and a twelve month high of $236.02.

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

Cboe Global Markets Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed 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. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 30th. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.09%. Cboe Global Markets's payout ratio is 33.03%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CBOE has been the subject of several recent research reports. Wall Street Zen raised Cboe Global Markets from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Loop Capital set a $227.00 price target on Cboe Global Markets in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Piper Sandler increased their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $234.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, May 5th. UBS Group boosted their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $235.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, May 5th. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut Cboe Global Markets from an "overweight" rating to an "underweight" rating and dropped their target price for the company from $256.00 to $215.00 in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $219.64.

Insider Buying and Selling at Cboe Global Markets

In other news, CAO Allen Wilkinson sold 228 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $211.12, for a total transaction of $48,135.36. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 248 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $52,357.76. The trade was a 47.90% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 0.22% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.