Two Sigma Securities LLC Invests $301,000 in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE)

Two Sigma Securities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 1,538 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $301,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CBOE. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Kestra Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Cboe Global Markets in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Sugar Maple Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the fourth quarter valued at $36,000. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR purchased a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the fourth quarter worth about $37,000. Finally, Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in Cboe Global Markets in the 4th quarter valued at $39,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.67% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Adam Inzirillo sold 200 shares of Cboe Global Markets stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $209.67, for a total value of $41,934.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 1,993 shares of the company's stock, valued at $417,872.31. This trade represents a 9.12 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CAO Allen Wilkinson sold 228 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 248 shares in the company, valued at $52,357.76. This represents a 47.90 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 11,544 shares of company stock worth $2,380,529. Insiders own 0.22% of the company's stock.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CBOE traded up $5.18 during trading on Friday, reaching $226.39. The company had a trading volume of 1,371,037 shares, compared to its average volume of 889,015. The firm has a market cap of $23.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.36, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 1.78 and a quick ratio of 1.39. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a twelve month low of $166.13 and a twelve month high of $234.37. The business's fifty day moving average is $214.85.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE - Get Free Report) last posted 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%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.15 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 12.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts predict that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Cboe Global Markets Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th were given a $0.63 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.11%. Cboe Global Markets's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.90%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have weighed in on CBOE. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $190.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of Cboe Global Markets from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating and set a $184.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Barclays upped their price objective on Cboe Global Markets from $232.00 to $245.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday. Piper Sandler increased their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $230.00 to $234.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised shares of Cboe Global Markets from an "underweight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $235.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $220.10.

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.