United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund Buys Shares of 10,500 Cboe Global Markets, Inc. $CBOE

United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund bought a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (BATS:CBOE) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 10,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,636,000.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Baker Avenue Asset Management LP boosted its position in Cboe Global Markets by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Baker Avenue Asset Management LP now owns 2,158 shares of the company’s stock valued at $542,000 after acquiring an additional 64 shares in the last quarter. Connecticut Capital Management Group LLC bought a new stake in Cboe Global Markets during the 4th quarter valued at $527,000. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Cboe Global Markets by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,987,134 shares of the company’s stock valued at $750,940,000 after acquiring an additional 65,108 shares in the last quarter. Allstate Corp boosted its position in Cboe Global Markets by 113.4% during the 4th quarter. Allstate Corp now owns 8,034 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,017,000 after acquiring an additional 4,270 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clearstead Advisors LLC boosted its position in Cboe Global Markets by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 7,113 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,785,000 after acquiring an additional 190 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.73% of the company’s stock.

Cboe Global Markets Price Performance

BATS:CBOE opened at $333.56 on Friday. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 52 week low of $218.14 and a 52 week high of $371.18. The company has a quick ratio of 1.21, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $35.38 billion, a PE ratio of 171.94 and a beta of 0.61. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $316.03 and its 200-day moving average price is $284.83.

Cboe Global Markets (BATS:CBOE) last posted its earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $3.70 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $728.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $688.36 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.50 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 29.0% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts expect that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 6.41 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Cboe Global Markets Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 29th will be given a dividend of $0.72 per share. The ex-dividend date 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 dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 98.97%.

Insider Activity at Cboe Global Markets

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CBOE has been the subject of several analyst reports. Loop Capital set a $382.00 price objective on Cboe Global Markets in a report on Monday, May 4th. Zacks Research lowered Cboe Global Markets from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Erste Group Bank initiated coverage on Cboe Global Markets in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. They set a “buy” rating for the company. TD Cowen increased their price objective on Cboe Global Markets from $293.00 to $365.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Barclays increased their price objective on Cboe Global Markets from $351.00 to $382.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Cboe Global Markets currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $322.60.

Cboe Global Markets Profile

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.