Hilltop Holdings Inc. Grows Position in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (BATS:CBOE)

Hilltop Holdings Inc. raised its holdings in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (BATS:CBOE) by 1.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 16,715 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 298 shares during the period. Hilltop Holdings Inc.’s holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $2,985,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. M&T Bank Corp grew its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 11.8% during the 3rd quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 2,915 shares of the company’s stock valued at $455,000 after buying an additional 307 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 2.7% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 148,657 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,222,000 after acquiring an additional 3,972 shares in the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 322.6% during the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 262 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC lifted its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 139.3% in the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,436 shares of the company’s stock worth $224,000 after purchasing an additional 836 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NBC Securities Inc. bought a new position in Cboe Global Markets in the 3rd quarter valued at $29,000. Institutional investors own 81.73% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Catherine R. Clay sold 1,100 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $185.06, for a total transaction of $203,566.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 4,656 shares in the company, valued at approximately $861,639.36. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Insiders own 0.51% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reiterated a “market perform” rating and issued a $197.00 price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research report on Thursday, April 4th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $206.00 price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a report on Monday, May 6th. Bank of America boosted their price objective on Cboe Global Markets from $200.00 to $204.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, April 19th. Rosenblatt Securities raised their target price on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $200.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 6th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $211.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 6th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Cboe Global Markets has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $191.00.

Cboe Global Markets Trading Up 1.2 %

Shares of CBOE stock traded up $2.17 on Friday, hitting $182.58. 383,707 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 636,231. The stock has a market capitalization of $19.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 94.11 and a beta of 0.61. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $180.85 and its 200 day simple moving average is $181.54. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a one year low of $103.82 and a one year high of $139.00. 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 announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 3rd. The company reported $2.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.04 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $502.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $504.80 million. Cboe Global Markets had a return on equity of 20.05% and a net margin of 5.77%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.90 earnings per share. Equities analysts forecast that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 6.41 EPS for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.55 per share. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.20%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 31st. Cboe Global Markets’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 98.97%.

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.