V Square Quantitative Management LLC Invests $1.38 Million in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. $CBOE

V Square Quantitative Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (BATS:CBOE) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 5,478 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,375,000.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Kendall Capital Management grew its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Kendall Capital Management now owns 8,862 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,224,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter. Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,060 shares of the company’s stock valued at $260,000 after buying an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Norinchukin Bank The grew its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Norinchukin Bank The now owns 5,884 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,443,000 after buying an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 3.1% in the 3rd quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,432 shares of the company’s stock valued at $351,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Finally, IHT Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 4.5% in the 2nd quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,021 shares of the company’s stock valued at $238,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 81.73% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CBOE has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. TD Cowen reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Cboe Global Markets from $221.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a $303.00 price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Argus raised Cboe Global Markets to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods initiated coverage on Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Wednesday. They issued a “market perform” rating and a $300.00 price objective on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $284.91.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CAO Allen Wilkinson sold 248 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $292.79, for a total transaction of $72,611.92. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 410 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $120,043.90. This represents a 37.69% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Edward J. Fitzpatrick sold 3,947 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $285.87, for a total value of $1,128,328.89. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 12,921 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,693,726.27. This trade represents a 23.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 5,695 shares of company stock valued at $1,628,981. 0.51% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of BATS:CBOE opened at $296.95 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $284.66 and its 200-day moving average is $263.35. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 1 year low of $200.88 and a 1 year high of $305.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 1.21 and a quick ratio of 1.21. The company has a market capitalization of $31.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 153.07 and a beta of 0.61.

Cboe Global Markets (BATS:CBOE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 6th. The company reported $3.06 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.93 by $0.13. Cboe Global Markets had a return on equity of 20.05% and a net margin of 5.77%.The business had revenue of $671.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $659.59 million. Equities research analysts predict that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 6.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 13th. Investors of record on Friday, February 27th were paid a dividend of $0.72 per share. This represents a $2.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 27th. Cboe Global Markets’s dividend payout ratio is 98.97%.

Cboe Global Markets Company Profile

Cboe Global Markets, Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates as an options exchange worldwide. It operates through six segments: Options, North American Equities, Europe and Asia Pacific, Futures, Global FX, and Digital. The Options segment trades in listed market indices. The North American Equities segment trades in listed U.S. and Canadian equities. This segment also offers exchange-traded products (ETP) transaction and listing services. The Europe and Asia Pacific segment provides pan-European listed equities and derivatives transaction services, ETPs, exchange-traded commodities, and international depository receipts, as well as ETP listings and clearing services.