National Pension Service Acquires 1,990 Shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. $CBOE

National Pension Service raised its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 164,595 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,990 shares during the period. National Pension Service owned approximately 0.16% of Cboe Global Markets worth $40,367,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the third quarter valued at approximately $1,201,000. AlphaQuest LLC boosted its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 503.5% in the third quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 12,927 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,170,000 after purchasing an additional 10,785 shares during the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System grew its position in Cboe Global Markets by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 30,896 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,577,000 after purchasing an additional 313 shares during the period. Pittenger & Anderson Inc. raised its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 6.0% during the 3rd quarter. Pittenger & Anderson Inc. now owns 4,888 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,199,000 after buying an additional 277 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Impact Partnership Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 16.5% during the 3rd quarter. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC now owns 3,112 shares of the company’s stock valued at $763,000 after buying an additional 441 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.67% of the company’s stock.

Cboe Global Markets Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:CBOE opened at $264.45 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $258.67 and a 200 day moving average of $248.78. The company has a market cap of $27.67 billion, a PE ratio of 36.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.36. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 12-month low of $200.88 and a 12-month high of $279.33. The company has a current ratio of 1.78, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October 31st. The company reported $2.67 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.53 by $0.14. Cboe Global Markets had a return on equity of 22.02% and a net margin of 18.64%.The company’s revenue was up 13.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.22 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 EPS for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 1st were paid a $0.72 dividend. This represents a yield of 112.0%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 28th. Cboe Global Markets’s dividend payout ratio is presently 30.93%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently commented on CBOE shares. Zacks Research upgraded Cboe Global Markets from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday. TD Cowen restated a “hold” rating on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $260.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $302.00 to $295.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their target price on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $257.00 to $269.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $268.36.

Cboe Global Markets Company Profile

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ: CBOE) is a global market infrastructure company that operates a family of exchanges and trading venues across listed derivatives, cash equities and foreign exchange. Its product suite includes options and futures markets, multiple U.S. equities exchanges, a derivatives exchange for volatility and other products, proprietary benchmark indexes (notably the Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX), market data and analytics, and trading technology and connectivity services. Cboe also provides market-access and order-routing tools used by broker-dealers, institutional investors and professional traders.

The company traces its roots to the Chicago Board Options Exchange, which was established in 1973 to create a centralized market for listed options; over the years the business expanded through organic growth and strategic acquisitions to become a multi-asset, multi-venue operator.