21,254 Shares in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. $CBOE Acquired by Engineers Gate Manager LP

by · The Markets Daily

Engineers Gate Manager LP bought a new position in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (BATS:CBOE – Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 21,254 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,158,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 10.1% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,092 shares of the company’s stock valued at $213,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in Cboe Global Markets by 1,854.4% in the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 4,202 shares of the company’s stock worth $951,000 after purchasing an additional 3,987 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC raised its position in Cboe Global Markets by 132.4% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 4,803 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,087,000 after purchasing an additional 2,736 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP lifted its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 40.7% in the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 8,845 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,002,000 after purchasing an additional 2,558 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 138.5% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 341 shares of the company’s stock worth $77,000 after purchasing an additional 198 shares during the last quarter. 81.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Cboe Global Markets

In related news, Director Janet Froetscher sold 937 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $278.95, for a total value of $261,376.15. Following the sale, the director directly owned 12,870 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,590,086.50. This represents a 6.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.51% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CBOE has been the subject of several analyst reports. Erste Group Bank lowered shares of Cboe Global Markets from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, June 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Cboe Global Markets from $277.00 to $288.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. TD Cowen increased their target price on Cboe Global Markets from $304.00 to $315.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Piper Sandler reduced their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $355.00 to $320.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $347.00 to $354.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $315.30.

Check Out Our Latest Stock Report on Cboe Global Markets

Cboe Global Markets Price Performance

CBOE stock opened at $281.04 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 1.21 and a quick ratio of 1.21. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 1 year low of $227.15 and a 1 year high of $371.18. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $289.02 and a 200 day moving average of $295.21. The company has a market cap of $29.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 144.87 and a beta of 0.61.

Cboe Global Markets (BATS:CBOE – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $3.56 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.49 by $0.07. Cboe Global Markets had a return on equity of 20.05% and a net margin of 5.77%.The business had revenue of $731.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $716.61 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.46 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 24.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 6.41 EPS for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Investors of record on Monday, August 31st will be given a dividend of $0.86 per share. This is a boost from Cboe Global Markets’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.72. This represents a $3.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 31st. Cboe Global Markets’s dividend payout ratio is presently 98.97%.

About Cboe Global Markets

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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.

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