Insider Selling: Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) EVP Sells 200 Shares of Stock

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) EVP Adam Inzirillo sold 200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $209.67, for a total value of $41,934.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 1,993 shares in the company, valued at approximately $417,872.31. The trade was a 9.12 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link.

Adam Inzirillo also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, February 10th, Adam Inzirillo sold 80 shares of Cboe Global Markets stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $211.66, for a total transaction of $16,932.80.

Cboe Global Markets Trading Up 1.0 %

CBOE stock opened at $210.93 on Monday. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a twelve month low of $166.13 and a twelve month high of $221.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.08 billion, a PE ratio of 29.21, a P/E/G ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a current ratio of 1.78, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The business’s 50 day moving average is $199.97.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) last announced its earnings results on Friday, February 7th. The company reported $2.10 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.14 by ($0.04). Cboe Global Markets had a net margin of 18.64% and a return on equity of 22.02%. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.06 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts predict that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be issued a $0.63 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.19%. Cboe Global Markets’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.90%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

CBOE has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. StockNews.com raised Cboe Global Markets from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday. William Blair started coverage on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research report on Thursday, January 9th. They set a “market perform” rating on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of Cboe Global Markets from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $184.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Oppenheimer dropped their price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $232.00 to $218.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $190.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 9th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $206.86.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Cboe Global Markets

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,628,964 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,467,700,000 after buying an additional 56,233 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 208.4% during the 4th quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 7,685,489 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,501,745,000 after acquiring an additional 5,193,339 shares in the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in Cboe Global Markets by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,015,179 shares of the company’s stock worth $784,566,000 after purchasing an additional 126,721 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,740,937 shares of the company’s stock valued at $535,994,000 after purchasing an additional 44,291 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FMR LLC raised its position in Cboe Global Markets by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,571,980 shares of the company’s stock valued at $307,165,000 after purchasing an additional 38,587 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.67% of the company’s stock.

Cboe Global Markets Company Profile

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.