William Blair Has Optimistic Outlook of CBOE FY2025 Earnings

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE - Free Report) - William Blair increased their FY2025 EPS estimates for Cboe Global Markets in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, October 14th. William Blair analyst J. Schmitt now expects that the company will post earnings of $9.77 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $9.55. The consensus estimate for Cboe Global Markets' current full-year earnings is $8.96 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Cboe Global Markets' Q4 2025 earnings at $2.32 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.02 EPS.

Several other analysts have also weighed in on CBOE. Loop Capital set a $264.00 target price on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $256.00 to $264.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a "sector perform" rating and set a $254.00 price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a report on Monday, August 4th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $243.00 to $248.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Piper Sandler set a $270.00 price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Cboe Global Markets has an average rating of "Reduce" and a consensus price target of $235.46.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Down 2.4%

CBOE stock opened at $235.97 on Friday. 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 has a 1-year low of $187.30 and a 1-year high of $255.27. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $240.63 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $231.88. The firm has a market cap of $24.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.68, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.44.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $2.46 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.43 by $0.03. Cboe Global Markets had a net margin of 18.64% and a return on equity of 22.02%. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.15 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cboe Global Markets

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of CBOE. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 10.1% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,092 shares of the company's stock worth $213,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 29.0% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,376 shares of the company's stock worth $1,217,000 after purchasing an additional 1,209 shares during the period. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC lifted its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 3.9% in the first quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 2,634 shares of the company's stock worth $596,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Sowell Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in Cboe Global Markets in the first quarter worth about $475,000. Finally, State of Alaska Department of Revenue lifted its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 2.8% in the first quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 12,268 shares of the company's stock worth $2,776,000 after purchasing an additional 330 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.67% of the company's stock.

Cboe Global Markets Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Investors of record on Friday, August 29th were issued a $0.72 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 29th. This is an increase from Cboe Global Markets's previous quarterly dividend of $0.63. This represents a $2.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. Cboe Global Markets's dividend payout ratio is currently 33.76%.

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.

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