Liontrust Investment Partners LLP Has $15.46 Million Holdings in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. $CBOE

Liontrust Investment Partners LLP lessened its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (BATS:CBOE) by 6.4% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 54,986 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,754 shares during the period. Liontrust Investment Partners LLP’s holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $15,455,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,955,689 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,251,878,000 after purchasing an additional 120,021 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 2.1% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,996,816 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,225,469,000 after purchasing an additional 101,349 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Cboe Global Markets by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,987,134 shares of the company’s stock valued at $750,940,000 after purchasing an additional 65,108 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its position in Cboe Global Markets by 6.1% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,691,162 shares of the company’s stock valued at $675,482,000 after purchasing an additional 155,333 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 5.8% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,931,272 shares of the company’s stock valued at $484,749,000 after buying an additional 105,168 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.73% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CBOE has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Loop Capital set a $288.00 target price on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research report on Tuesday. Erste Group Bank cut shares of Cboe Global Markets from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, June 5th. TD Cowen upped their price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $259.00 to $304.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $382.00 to $347.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Finally, UBS Group increased their price objective on Cboe Global Markets from $305.00 to $335.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $300.73.

Insider Activity at Cboe Global Markets

In other news, Director Janet P. Froetscher sold 1,223 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on 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 owned 13,807 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,944,148.63. This trade represents a 8.14% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.51% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Cboe Global Markets Trading Down 3.7%

BATS:CBOE opened at $296.52 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $280.97 and its 200 day moving average price is $290.37. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 52 week low of $227.15 and a 52 week high of $371.18. The company has a market capitalization of $31.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 152.85 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a current ratio of 1.21.

Cboe Global Markets (BATS:CBOE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $3.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.37 by $0.33. The firm had revenue of $728.90 million for 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 company’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.50 earnings per share. On average, research analysts forecast that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 6.41 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Cboe Global Markets Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 29th were paid a dividend of $0.72 per share. The ex-dividend date 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 is 98.97%.

Cboe Global Markets 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.