Cboe Global Markets (BATS:CBOE) Price Target Increased to $205.00 by Analysts at Rosenblatt Securities

Cboe Global Markets (BATS:CBOE) had its price objective increased by Rosenblatt Securities from $200.00 to $205.00 in a report published on Monday morning, Benzinga reports. They currently have a buy rating on the stock.

CBOE has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Barclays boosted their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $200.00 to $211.00 and gave the company an overweight rating in a report on Monday, April 8th. Oppenheimer restated an outperform rating and set a $206.00 target price on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a report on Monday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reiterated a market perform rating and issued a $197.00 price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a report on Thursday, April 4th. Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $200.00 to $204.00 and gave the company a buy rating in a research report on Friday, April 19th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an equal weight rating and set a $199.00 target price (down previously from $211.00) on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Tuesday, April 9th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of Hold and an average target price of $191.00.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Up 1.6 %

Shares of Cboe Global Markets stock opened at $182.53 on Monday. 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 has a 52-week low of $103.82 and a 52-week high of $139.00. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $182.47 and its 200-day moving average price is $179.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $19.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 94.09 and a beta of 0.61.

Cboe Global Markets (BATS:CBOE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 3rd. The company reported $2.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.04 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $502.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $504.80 million. Cboe Global Markets had a net margin of 5.77% and a return on equity of 20.05%. The company’s revenue was up 6.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.90 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Cboe Global Markets will post 6.41 EPS for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 29th were issued a dividend of $0.55 per share. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.21%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 28th. Cboe Global Markets’s dividend payout ratio is currently 98.97%.

Insider Activity at Cboe Global Markets

In other Cboe Global Markets news, EVP Dave Howson sold 8,314 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $183.88, for a total transaction of $1,528,778.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 17,573 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,231,323.24. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 0.51% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Cboe Global Markets

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Mystic Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 7.4% in the first quarter. Mystic Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,375 shares of the company’s stock worth $253,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 544.3% in the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 58,620 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,770,000 after purchasing an additional 49,522 shares during the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new stake in Cboe Global Markets during the 1st quarter valued at about $2,043,000. Empirical Finance LLC boosted its position in Cboe Global Markets by 3.5% in the 1st quarter. Empirical Finance LLC now owns 3,837 shares of the company’s stock valued at $705,000 after buying an additional 130 shares during the period. Finally, Duality Advisers LP bought a new position in Cboe Global Markets in the 1st quarter worth about $1,551,000. 81.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.