Eurizon SLJ Capital Ltd Takes Position in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. $CBOE

Eurizon SLJ Capital Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (BATS:CBOE) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 10,521 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,641,000. Cboe Global Markets makes up about 1.0% of Eurizon SLJ Capital Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 23rd biggest position.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Sound Income Strategies LLC increased its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 102.2% during the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 91 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 70.5% during the 3rd quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 133 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 97.4% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 154 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. 81.73% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Cboe Global Markets

In other Cboe Global Markets news, Director Janet P. Froetscher sold 1,223 shares of Cboe Global Markets 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 sale, the director owned 13,807 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,944,148.63. The trade was a 8.14% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 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 Price Performance

Cboe Global Markets stock opened at $333.56 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $316.03 and its 200 day moving average price is $284.83. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 1 year low of $218.14 and a 1 year high of $371.18. The stock has a market capitalization of $35.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 171.94 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 released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $3.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.37 by $0.33. Cboe Global Markets had a net margin of 5.77% and a return on equity of 20.05%. The firm had revenue of $728.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $688.36 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.50 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 6.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Cboe Global Markets Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.72 per share. This represents a $2.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 29th. Cboe Global Markets’s payout ratio is 98.97%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently weighed in on CBOE. Loop Capital set a $382.00 target price on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a report on Monday, May 4th. Argus raised shares of Cboe Global Markets to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $305.00 to $335.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and set a $303.00 target price on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $351.00 to $382.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $322.60.

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. 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.