Insider Selling: Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) EVP Sells $41,934.00 in Stock

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) EVP Adam Inzirillo sold 200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $209.67, for a total transaction of $41,934.00. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

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

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

Cboe Global Markets Stock Up 1.0 %

CBOE opened at $210.93 on Monday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $199.97. The stock has a market cap 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. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 52-week low of $166.13 and a 52-week high of $221.66.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) last issued its earnings results on Friday, February 7th. The company reported $2.10 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.14 by ($0.04). Cboe Global Markets had a return on equity of 22.02% and a net margin of 18.64%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.06 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Cboe Global Markets Announces Dividend

The firm 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 of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.19%. Cboe Global Markets’s dividend payout ratio is currently 34.90%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently commented on CBOE shares. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $216.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an “underweight” rating and set a $174.00 target price (down from $203.00) on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. William Blair began coverage on Cboe Global Markets in a report on Thursday, January 9th. They issued a “market perform” rating for the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price objective on Cboe Global Markets from $220.00 to $215.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Oppenheimer dropped their target price on Cboe Global Markets from $232.00 to $218.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $206.86.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Cboe Global Markets

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. bought a new stake in Cboe Global Markets during the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Greenline Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Kestra Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the fourth quarter valued at about $31,000. Sugar Maple Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets in the 4th quarter valued at about $36,000. Finally, Generali Asset Management SPA SGR purchased a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets in the 4th quarter worth approximately $37,000. 82.67% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.