13,537 Shares in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. $CBOE Bought by Dockside LLC

Dockside LLC purchased a new position in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (BATS:CBOE) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm purchased 13,537 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,398,000.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sound Income Strategies LLC increased its position in Cboe Global Markets by 102.2% during the fourth quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 91 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new position in Cboe Global Markets during the fourth quarter valued at $33,000. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new position in Cboe Global Markets during the second quarter valued at $31,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. increased its position in Cboe Global Markets by 97.4% during the third quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 154 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MCF Advisors LLC increased its position in Cboe Global Markets by 71.4% during the fourth quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 180 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 81.73% of the company’s stock.

Cboe Global Markets Trading Down 0.3%

BATS CBOE opened at $294.91 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $317.77 and its 200-day moving average price is $287.05. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. The stock has a market cap of $31.28 billion, a PE ratio of 152.02 and a beta of 0.61. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 12 month low of $223.54 and a 12 month high of $371.18.

Cboe Global Markets (BATS:CBOE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $3.70 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.37 by $0.33. The firm had revenue of $728.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $688.36 million. Cboe Global Markets had a net margin of 5.77% and a return on equity of 20.05%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.50 earnings per share. Equities research analysts forecast that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 6.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 29th will be issued a dividend of $0.72 per share. 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 presently 98.97%.

Insider Transactions at Cboe Global Markets

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have weighed in on CBOE shares. Loop Capital set a $382.00 price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $246.00 to $273.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 10th. Piper Sandler upped their price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $295.00 to $321.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Cboe Global Markets from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, June 8th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a report on Monday, May 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Cboe Global Markets currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $322.60.

About Cboe Global Markets

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.