Zacks Research Has Positive Estimate for CBOE Q4 Earnings

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Cboe Global Markets in a research report issued on Thursday, May 22nd. Zacks Research analyst T. De now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $2.28 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.26. The consensus estimate for Cboe Global Markets' current full-year earnings is $8.96 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Cboe Global Markets' Q2 2026 earnings at $2.37 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.67 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $10.68 EPS.

CBOE has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded Cboe Global Markets from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. Morgan Stanley lowered Cboe Global Markets from an "overweight" rating to an "underweight" rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $256.00 to $215.00 in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th. Oppenheimer raised their price objective on Cboe Global Markets from $237.00 to $249.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Barclays raised their price objective on Cboe Global Markets from $232.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, Piper Sandler raised their price objective on Cboe Global Markets from $234.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $219.64.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ CBOE traded down $5.27 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $225.99. 895,111 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 908,996. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.30, a P/E/G ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 1.78. Cboe Global Markets has a 52 week low of $166.13 and a 52 week high of $236.02. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $219.75 and its 200 day simple moving average is $210.04.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE - Get Free Report) last announced its 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 business's quarterly revenue was up 12.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.15 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cboe Global Markets

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of CBOE. Clearstead Trust LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets in the 1st quarter valued at $26,000. NBC Securities Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Greenline Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, Hughes Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 1st quarter valued at $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.67% of the company's stock.

Cboe Global Markets Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 30th will be issued a $0.63 dividend. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.12%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 30th. Cboe Global Markets's dividend payout ratio is presently 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.