Consolidated Planning Corp Sells 1,428 Shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE)

Consolidated Planning Corp decreased its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) by 40.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 2,099 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,428 shares during the quarter. Consolidated Planning Corp’s holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $410,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Sugar Maple Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Cboe Global Markets in the 4th quarter worth $36,000. TD Private Client Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 149.0% in the third quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 371 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,000 after purchasing an additional 222 shares during the last quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont lifted its position in shares of 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 in 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 purchased a new position in Cboe Global Markets during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $182,000. 82.67% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Bank of America upped their price objective on Cboe Global Markets from $245.00 to $251.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. StockNews.com raised shares of Cboe Global Markets from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $190.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 9th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $216.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, William Blair initiated coverage on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a report on Thursday, January 9th. They issued a “market perform” rating for the company. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Cboe Global Markets has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $206.86.

Cboe Global Markets Trading Down 1.8 %

CBOE opened at $208.23 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $199.40. The company has a market cap of $21.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 0.68. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 12-month low of $166.13 and a 12-month high of $221.66.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) last announced its earnings results on Friday, February 7th. The company reported $2.10 earnings per share (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 period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.06 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.64 EPS for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be paid a $0.63 dividend. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.21%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. Cboe Global Markets’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.33%.

Cboe Global Markets 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.