Mufg Securities Americas Inc. Buys New Holdings in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE)

Mufg Securities Americas Inc. bought a new stake in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 1,546 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $302,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of CBOE. Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 27.9% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 535,284 shares of the company's stock valued at $109,662,000 after acquiring an additional 116,852 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management bought a new position in Cboe Global Markets in the fourth quarter valued at about $396,000. Kathmere Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 56.0% in the fourth quarter. Kathmere Capital Management LLC now owns 1,568 shares of the company's stock valued at $306,000 after acquiring an additional 563 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 23.0% in the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 5,898 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,152,000 after acquiring an additional 1,101 shares during the period. Finally, Burney Co. increased its position in Cboe Global Markets by 8.2% in the fourth quarter. Burney Co. now owns 6,891 shares of the company's stock worth $1,347,000 after buying an additional 523 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.67% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Cboe Global Markets

In other news, CAO Allen Wilkinson sold 228 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $211.12, for a total transaction of $48,135.36. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 248 shares of the company's stock, valued at $52,357.76. This represents a 47.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Adam Inzirillo sold 200 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $209.67, for a total transaction of $41,934.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 1,993 shares of the company's stock, valued at $417,872.31. The trade was a 9.12% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.22% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have commented on the company. 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. Barclays upped their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $232.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Oppenheimer upped their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $237.00 to $249.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, May 5th. UBS Group upped their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $235.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Finally, Cowen restated a "hold" rating on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $219.64.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of CBOE traded up $1.65 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $226.06. The company had a trading volume of 855,683 shares, compared to its average volume of 916,632. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 52-week low of $166.13 and a 52-week high of $236.02. The company has a quick ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.67 billion, a PE ratio of 31.31, a P/E/G ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $218.23.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 2nd. The company reported $2.50 earnings per share 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 firm's revenue was up 12.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.15 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Investors of record on Friday, May 30th will be given 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 is Friday, May 30th. Cboe Global Markets's payout ratio is 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.