Ensign Peak Advisors Inc Has $19.25 Million Stock Holdings in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE)

Ensign Peak Advisors Inc reduced its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) by 7.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 98,513 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,363 shares during the quarter. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc’s holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $19,249,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in CBOE. Barclays PLC boosted its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 116,852 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 2.0% during 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. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 5.7% during the 4th quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 3,134 shares of the company’s stock worth $612,000 after acquiring an additional 170 shares during the last quarter. Czech National Bank grew its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 6.5% in the 4th quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 22,698 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,435,000 after acquiring an additional 1,383 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Aprio Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets in the fourth quarter valued at about $230,000. 82.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently weighed in on CBOE. Loop Capital set a $227.00 price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a report on Monday, May 5th. Barclays boosted their price objective on Cboe Global Markets from $232.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Oppenheimer raised their target price on Cboe Global Markets from $237.00 to $249.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Cboe Global Markets from $235.00 to $256.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $220.00 to $215.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 13th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $223.36.

Insider Activity at Cboe Global Markets

In other news, EVP Dave Howson sold 11,036 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $206.01, for a total transaction of $2,273,526.36. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 8,025 shares in the company, valued at $1,653,230.25. This represents a 57.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Adam Inzirillo sold 200 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $209.67, for a total transaction 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. The trade was a 9.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 11,464 shares of company stock worth $2,363,596. Corporate insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Performance

CBOE stock opened at $231.71 on Monday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $217.40. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $166.13 and a fifty-two week high of $236.02. The company has a market cap of $24.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 1.78 and a quick ratio of 1.39.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 2nd. The company reported $2.50 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.36 by $0.14. Cboe Global Markets had a net margin of 18.64% and a return on equity of 22.02%. The business’s revenue was up 12.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.15 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 EPS for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Investors of record on Friday, May 30th will be issued a $0.63 dividend. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.09%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 30th. Cboe Global Markets’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 33.03%.

About Cboe Global Markets

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.