Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC Purchases 294 Shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (BATS:CBOE)

Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (BATS:CBOE) by 2.9% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 10,534 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 294 shares during the quarter. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $1,881,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 5.2% during the fourth quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. now owns 1,366 shares of the company’s stock worth $244,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP grew its position in Cboe Global Markets by 75.3% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 170 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. grew its position in Cboe Global Markets by 2.3% during the third quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 3,305 shares of the company’s stock worth $516,000 after buying an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Cboe Global Markets by 1.5% during the third quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,123 shares of the company’s stock worth $800,000 after buying an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC grew its position in Cboe Global Markets by 4.9% during the third quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,325 shares of the company’s stock worth $363,000 after buying an additional 109 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 81.73% of the company’s stock.

Cboe Global Markets Price Performance

Shares of CBOE traded down $0.86 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $179.99. The stock had a trading volume of 585,592 shares, compared to its average volume of 636,231. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 12 month low of $103.82 and a 12 month high of $139.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $19.09 billion, a PE ratio of 93.12 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. The company’s 50-day moving average is $184.26 and its two-hundred day moving average is $178.66.

Cboe Global Markets (BATS:CBOE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 2nd. The company reported $2.06 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.04 by $0.02. Cboe Global Markets had a return on equity of 20.05% and a net margin of 5.77%. The company had revenue of $499.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $510.65 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.80 EPS. Cboe Global Markets’s revenue was up 9.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts expect that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. 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. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 29th were paid a $0.55 dividend. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.22%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 28th. Cboe Global Markets’s payout ratio is 98.97%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Rosenblatt Securities increased their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $192.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 5th. Oppenheimer increased their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $201.00 to $206.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, February 5th. Citigroup increased their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $170.00 to $188.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 12th. Bank of America increased their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $200.00 to $204.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and issued a $197.00 target price on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a report on Thursday, April 4th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $190.18.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Dave Howson sold 8,314 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $183.88, for a total value of $1,528,778.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 17,573 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,231,323.24. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.51% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.