Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) Shares Bought by Axecap Investments LLC

Axecap Investments LLC grew its position in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) by 42.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 6,467 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,924 shares during the quarter. Axecap Investments LLC’s holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $1,264,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sugar Maple Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets in the fourth quarter worth $36,000. TD Private Client Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 149.0% in the 3rd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 371 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,000 after buying an additional 222 shares in the last quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont increased its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 2,000.0% in the fourth quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 420 shares of the company’s stock worth $82,000 after buying an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. bought a new position in Cboe Global Markets during the third quarter valued at approximately $158,000. Finally, USA Financial Formulas acquired a new stake in Cboe Global Markets in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $182,000. 82.67% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CBOE has been the topic of several analyst reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped 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 research note on Monday, January 13th. Bank of America raised their target price on Cboe Global Markets from $245.00 to $251.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered Cboe Global Markets from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $184.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Monday, January 6th. William Blair began coverage on Cboe Global Markets in a research report on Thursday, January 9th. They set a “market perform” rating for the company. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $216.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $206.86.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Down 0.7 %

Shares of CBOE stock opened at $209.71 on Tuesday. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 12 month low of $166.13 and a 12 month high of $221.66. The company has a current ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.57, a PEG ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 0.68. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $199.48.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) last released its earnings results on Friday, February 7th. The company reported $2.10 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.14 by ($0.04). Cboe Global Markets had a net margin of 19.65% and a return on equity of 22.33%. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.06 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.64 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.