Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund Decreases Stake in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. $CBOE

Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund reduced its holdings in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (BATS:CBOEFree Report) by 2.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 92,742 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,500 shares during the period. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund’s holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $23,278,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of CBOE. Caprock Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the third quarter worth $4,156,000. Andra AP fonden grew its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 7.9% during the third quarter. Andra AP fonden now owns 124,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,460,000 after purchasing an additional 9,100 shares in the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB grew its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 33.5% during the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 947,884 shares of the company’s stock worth $239,625,000 after purchasing an additional 237,887 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 215.2% during the third quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,451,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $356,040,000 after purchasing an additional 991,209 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HighPoint Advisor Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 263.3% during the third quarter. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC now owns 7,131 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,749,000 after purchasing an additional 5,168 shares in the last quarter. 81.73% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Performance

BATS CBOE opened at $281.91 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 $218.14 and a 1 year high of $371.18. The company has a market capitalization of $29.90 billion, a PE ratio of 145.32 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a fifty day moving average of $316.44 and a two-hundred day moving average of $285.76.

Cboe Global Markets (BATS:CBOEGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $3.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.37 by $0.33. Cboe Global Markets had a net margin of 5.77% and a return on equity of 20.05%. The company had revenue of $728.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $688.36 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.50 earnings per share. Cboe Global Markets’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.0% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts expect that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 6.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 29th will be paid a $0.72 dividend. This represents a $2.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 29th. Cboe Global Markets’s dividend payout ratio is currently 98.97%.

Insider Transactions at Cboe Global Markets

In other Cboe Global Markets news, Director Janet P. Froetscher sold 1,223 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $358.09, for a total value of $437,944.07. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 13,807 shares in the company, valued at $4,944,148.63. This represents a 8.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.51% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently commented on CBOE. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and set a $303.00 target price on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Monday, February 9th. TD Cowen boosted their target price on Cboe Global Markets from $293.00 to $365.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Barclays boosted their target price on Cboe Global Markets from $351.00 to $382.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Zacks Research cut Cboe Global Markets from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their target price on Cboe Global Markets from $300.00 to $335.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Cboe Global Markets has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $322.60.

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Cboe Global Markets Company Profile

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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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Cboe Global Markets (BATS:CBOE)

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