Cboe Global Markets (BATS:CBOE) Stock Price Up 35.7% – Still a Buy?

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (BATS:CBOE)’s stock price shot up 35.7% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $194.36 and last traded at $262.3150. 1,780,143 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 103% from the average session volume of 876,595 shares. The stock had previously closed at $193.37.

Cboe Global Markets Trading Up 35.7%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 1.21 and a quick ratio of 1.21. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $253.84 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $244.26. The stock has a market cap of $27.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 135.21 and a beta of 0.61.

Cboe Global Markets (BATS:CBOE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 31st. The company reported $2.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.53 by $0.14. Cboe Global Markets had a return on equity of 20.05% and a net margin of 5.77%.The company had revenue of $605.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $592.84 million. Equities analysts forecast that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 6.41 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Cboe Global Markets Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 28th were issued a dividend of $0.72 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 28th. This represents a $2.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Cboe Global Markets’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 98.97%.

Cboe Global Markets Company 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.