Sen. John Boozman Sells Shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (BATS:CBOE)

Senator John Boozman (Republican-Arkansas) recently sold shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (BATS:CBOE). In a filing disclosed on August 17th, the Senator disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Cboe Global Markets stock on July 31st.

Senator John Boozman also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) on 7/30/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) on 7/23/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPYM) on 7/23/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Home Depot (NYSE:HD) on 7/9/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) on 7/9/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) on 7/2/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Chevron (NYSE:CVX) on 7/2/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) on 7/2/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of abrdn Physical Palladium Shares ETF (NYSEARCA:PALL) on 6/25/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (BATS:IGV) on 6/25/2026.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Down 3.5%

Shares of BATS:CBOE opened at $280.75 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $274.47 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $292.40. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 144.72 and a beta of 0.61. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 12-month low of $227.15 and a 12-month high of $371.18. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60.

Cboe Global Markets (BATS:CBOE) last released its earnings results on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $3.56 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.49 by $0.07. Cboe Global Markets had a return on equity of 20.05% and a net margin of 5.77%.The business had revenue of $731.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $716.61 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.46 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 24.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts anticipate that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 6.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Cboe Global Markets Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Investors of record on Monday, August 31st will be given a dividend of $0.86 per share. This is a boost from Cboe Global Markets’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.72. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 31st. This represents a $3.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. Cboe Global Markets’s dividend payout ratio is 98.97%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Cboe Global Markets

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 10.1% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,092 shares of the company’s stock valued at $213,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 1,854.4% in the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 4,202 shares of the company’s stock worth $951,000 after purchasing an additional 3,987 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC grew its position in Cboe Global Markets by 132.4% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 4,803 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,087,000 after purchasing an additional 2,736 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP grew its position in Cboe Global Markets by 40.7% in the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 8,845 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,002,000 after purchasing an additional 2,558 shares during the period. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 138.5% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 341 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,000 after buying an additional 198 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 81.73% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Cboe Global Markets

In other news, Director Janet P. Froetscher sold 937 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $278.95, for a total transaction of $261,376.15. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 12,870 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,590,086.50. This represents a 6.79% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.51% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $347.00 to $354.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Erste Group Bank downgraded shares of Cboe Global Markets from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Loop Capital set a $380.00 price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Cboe Global Markets from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $305.00 to $335.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Cboe Global Markets has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $315.30.

About Senator Boozman

John Boozman (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Arkansas. He assumed office on January 3, 2011. His current term ends on January 3, 2029. Boozman (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Arkansas. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022. Boozman won re-election in 2016. He faced Democrat Conner Eldridge, Libertarian Frank Gilbert, and write-in candidate Jason Tate in the general election. Arkansas’ U.S. Senate race was rated as safely Republican in 2016. Boozman began his political career in the U.S. House. He won a special election in 2001 and served in that position until his election to the Senate in 2010. Prior to his political career, Boozman worked as an optometrist. As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Boozman is an average Republican member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Republican Party on the majority of bills. Below is an abbreviated outline of Boozman’s academic, professional, and political career: 2011-Present: U.S. Senator from Arkansas 2001-2011: U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1977: Graduated from Southern College of Optometry

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.