Cboe Global Markets, Inc. $CBOE Shares Bought by First Washington CORP

First Washington CORP lifted its stake in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (BATS:CBOE) by 33.0% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 22,965 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,700 shares during the period. Cboe Global Markets makes up 1.8% of First Washington CORP’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest position. First Washington CORP’s holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $6,455,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of CBOE. Caxton Associates LLP purchased a new position in Cboe Global Markets in the 1st quarter worth approximately $989,000. Sei Investments Co. grew its position in Cboe Global Markets by 7.1% in the first quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 69,859 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,632,000 after acquiring an additional 4,640 shares in the last quarter. Lido Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 1.1% during the first quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 23,752 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,676,000 after purchasing an additional 256 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 1.3% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 65,442 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,394,000 after purchasing an additional 822 shares during the period. Finally, Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 441.3% during the first quarter. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC now owns 996 shares of the company’s stock worth $280,000 after purchasing an additional 812 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.73% of the company’s stock.

Cboe Global Markets Trading Up 1.1%

CBOE opened at $284.86 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $30.21 billion, a PE ratio of 146.84 and a beta of 0.61. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $287.56 and its 200 day moving average price is $288.99. 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 12-month low of $227.15 and a 12-month high of $371.18.

Cboe Global Markets (BATS:CBOE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $3.70 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.37 by $0.33. The company had revenue of $728.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $688.36 million. Cboe Global Markets had a net margin of 5.77% and a return on equity of 20.05%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.50 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 6.41 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Cboe Global Markets Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 29th were given a dividend of $0.72 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 29th. This represents a $2.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Cboe Global Markets’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 98.97%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CBOE has been the subject of several analyst reports. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $382.00 to $347.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price target on shares of 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. Zacks Research lowered shares of Cboe Global Markets from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $305.00 to $335.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Morgan Stanley restated an “underweight” rating and set a $258.00 target price on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Friday, July 10th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $303.60.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Janet P. Froetscher sold 1,223 shares of Cboe Global Markets stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $358.09, for a total value of $437,944.07. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 13,807 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,944,148.63. This trade represents a 8.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 0.51% of the company’s stock.

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.