Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Makes New Investment in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE)

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 78,552 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $15,349,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned about 0.08% of Cboe Global Markets as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. New York Life Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC now owns 15,531 shares of the company's stock worth $3,035,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Summit Financial LLC increased its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Summit Financial LLC now owns 10,908 shares of the company's stock worth $2,131,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,570 shares of the company's stock worth $893,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC now owns 3,127 shares of the company's stock worth $611,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc increased its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc now owns 1,196 shares of the company's stock worth $234,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. 82.67% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Performance

CBOE traded down $4.81 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $226.29. 279,624 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 900,700. The stock has a market cap of $23.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.34, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.44. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $220.82 and a 200 day moving average of $210.70. The company has a current ratio of 1.78, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 52 week low of $166.13 and a 52 week high of $236.02.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 2nd. The company reported $2.50 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%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 12.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.15 earnings per share. On average, sell-side 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 disclosed 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 of this dividend is Friday, May 30th. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.11%. Cboe Global Markets's payout ratio is currently 33.03%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Catherine R. Clay sold 3,598 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, May 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $226.58, for a total transaction of $815,234.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 2,183 shares in the company, valued at $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 is available through this hyperlink. 0.22% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

CBOE has been the topic of several analyst reports. Loop Capital set a $227.00 price objective on Cboe Global Markets in a report on Monday, May 5th. Morgan Stanley downgraded Cboe Global Markets from an "overweight" rating to an "underweight" rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $256.00 to $215.00 in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $234.00 to $245.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, May 5th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Cboe Global Markets from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Finally, Oppenheimer boosted their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $237.00 to $249.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, May 5th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $219.64.

About Cboe Global Markets

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.