Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) Earns Market Perform Rating from Analysts at William Blair

William Blair started coverage on shares of Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The firm issued a market perform rating on the stock.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on CBOE. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $190.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed an “underweight” rating and issued a $174.00 target price (down previously from $203.00) on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a report on Tuesday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $217.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, December 20th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Cboe Global Markets from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, December 27th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded shares of Cboe Global Markets from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $184.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Monday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and five have issued a hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Cboe Global Markets presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $197.60.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Up 1.1 %

Cboe Global Markets stock opened at $192.99 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $20.20 billion, a PE ratio of 26.29, a P/E/G ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 1.39. Cboe Global Markets has a twelve month low of $166.13 and a twelve month high of $221.66.

Cboe Global Markets Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 13th. Investors of record on Friday, November 29th were given a $0.63 dividend. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.31%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 29th. Cboe Global Markets’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.33%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Cboe Global Markets

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group lifted its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group now owns 1,253 shares of the company’s stock valued at $257,000 after purchasing an additional 63 shares during the last quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. increased its position in Cboe Global Markets by 5.3% during the third quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,318 shares of the company’s stock worth $269,000 after buying an additional 66 shares during the period. Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 3.4% in the third quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 2,152 shares of the company’s stock valued at $441,000 after buying an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. Fortem Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Fortem Financial Group LLC now owns 6,119 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,196,000 after acquiring an additional 99 shares during the period. Finally, M&T Bank Corp grew its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 6.6% during the third quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 3,245 shares of the company’s stock worth $665,000 after acquiring an additional 201 shares during the last quarter. 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.