Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) Shares Purchased by T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc.

T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) by 3.3% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 4,015,179 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 126,721 shares during the quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $784,566,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Barclays PLC lifted its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 27.9% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 535,284 shares of the company’s stock valued at $109,662,000 after purchasing an additional 116,852 shares during the last quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets in the third quarter valued at $14,430,000. Tri Ri Asset Management Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 3rd quarter valued at $5,499,000. Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas bought a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 3rd quarter worth $7,647,000. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 157,158 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,197,000 after acquiring an additional 3,155 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.67% of the company’s stock.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Down 0.1 %

CBOE stock opened at $214.07 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $213.70. The stock has a market cap of $22.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.47. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 12-month low of $166.13 and a 12-month high of $234.37. 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 announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 7th. The company reported $2.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.14 by ($0.04). Cboe Global Markets had a return on equity of 22.02% and a net margin of 18.64%. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.06 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 EPS for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th were paid a $0.63 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.18%. Cboe Global Markets’s payout ratio is 34.90%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Adam Inzirillo sold 200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $209.67, for a total value of $41,934.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 1,993 shares in the company, valued at approximately $417,872.31. This represents a 9.12 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Allen Wilkinson sold 228 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $211.12, for a total transaction of $48,135.36. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 248 shares in the company, valued at $52,357.76. The trade was a 47.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 11,544 shares of company stock worth $2,380,529. Insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Morgan Stanley raised Cboe Global Markets from an “underweight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $235.00 target price for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their target price on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $220.00 to $215.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an “underweight” rating and set a $174.00 price target (down previously from $203.00) on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. William Blair started coverage on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research report on Thursday, January 9th. They issued a “market perform” rating for the company. Finally, Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $230.00 to $234.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Cboe Global Markets currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $218.80.

Cboe Global Markets Profile

Cboe Global Markets, Inc is one of the largest stock exchange operators by volume in the United States and a leading market globally for ETP trading. Cboe offers trading across a diverse range of products in multiple asset classes and geographies, including options, futures, U.S. and European equities, exchange-traded products (ETPs), global foreign exchange (FX) and multi-asset volatility products based on the VIX Index.