Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. Purchases New Shares in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. $CBOE

Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. purchased a new stake in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (BATS:CBOE) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 128,035 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $32,143,000.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fideuram Asset Management Ireland dac bought a new stake in Cboe Global Markets in the 4th quarter valued at $995,000. National Pension Service boosted its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. National Pension Service now owns 169,938 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,654,000 after purchasing an additional 5,343 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in Cboe Global Markets in the 4th quarter valued at $259,000. United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund bought a new stake in Cboe Global Markets in the 4th quarter valued at $2,636,000. Finally, Baker Avenue Asset Management LP boosted its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Baker Avenue Asset Management LP now owns 2,158 shares of the company’s stock valued at $542,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares during the period. 81.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Cboe Global Markets

In other Cboe Global Markets news, Director Janet P. Froetscher sold 1,223 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $358.09, for a total value of $437,944.07. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 13,807 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,944,148.63. This represents a 8.14% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.51% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Cboe Global Markets Price Performance

Cboe Global Markets stock opened at $333.56 on Friday. 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, Inc. has a 52 week low of $218.14 and a 52 week 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 stock has a fifty day moving average of $316.03 and a 200-day moving average of $284.83.

Cboe Global Markets (BATS:CBOE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $3.70 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.37 by $0.33. Cboe Global Markets had a return on equity of 20.05% and a net margin of 5.77%.The company had revenue of $728.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $688.36 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.50 EPS. Cboe Global Markets’s revenue was up 29.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 6.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Cboe Global Markets Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. Erste Group Bank assumed coverage on Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $303.00 price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Argus upgraded Cboe Global Markets to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $300.00 to $335.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus 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.