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

Two Sigma Securities LLC bought a new position in 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 & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 1,538 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $301,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Kestra Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Cboe Global Markets in the 4th quarter worth $31,000. Sugar Maple Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Cboe Global Markets during the fourth quarter worth $36,000. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR acquired a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets in the fourth quarter valued at about $37,000. Finally, Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the fourth quarter worth about $39,000. 82.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Cboe Global Markets

In related news, EVP Adam Inzirillo sold 200 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $209.67, for a total transaction of $41,934.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 1,993 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $417,872.31. This represents a 9.12 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Allen Wilkinson sold 228 shares of Cboe Global Markets stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The shares were 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 approximately $52,357.76. This represents a 47.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 11,544 shares of company stock valued at $2,380,529 over the last 90 days. 0.22% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley upgraded 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. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $230.00 to $234.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. William Blair started coverage on Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Thursday, January 9th. They issued a "market perform" rating for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group cut shares of Cboe Global Markets from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating and set a $184.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their target price on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $220.00 to $215.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $220.10.

Cboe Global Markets Trading Up 2.3 %

CBOE stock traded up $5.18 during trading on Friday, reaching $226.39. 1,371,037 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 889,015. 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 stock has a market cap of $23.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.44. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $215.22. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 1 year low of $166.13 and a 1 year high of $234.37.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 2nd. The company reported $2.50 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 previous year, the firm earned $2.15 EPS. The firm's revenue was up 12.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts anticipate that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 EPS for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th were issued 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 currently 33.03%.

Cboe Global Markets Company 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.