Cboe Global Markets, Inc. $CBOE Shares Sold by Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC.

Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC. lessened its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) by 3.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,135 shares of the company’s stock after selling 44 shares during the period. Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC.’s holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $279,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Missouri Trust & Investment Co acquired a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 2nd quarter worth about $26,000. Clearstead Trust LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 1st quarter worth about $26,000. Hughes Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 1st quarter worth about $29,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC raised its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 4,633.3% during the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 142 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 2nd quarter worth about $46,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.67% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have commented on the company. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “underweight” rating and set a $221.00 price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $255.00 price target (up previously from $245.00) on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Loop Capital set a $264.00 price target on Cboe Global Markets in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $243.00 to $248.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Piper Sandler lifted their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $250.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $235.08.

Cboe Global Markets Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of CBOE stock opened at $243.49 on Tuesday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $241.25 and its 200 day moving average price is $231.70. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 1-year low of $187.30 and a 1-year high of $255.27. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.47 billion, a PE ratio of 33.72, a P/E/G ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 1.78 and a quick ratio of 1.39.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $2.46 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.43 by $0.03. Cboe Global Markets had a return on equity of 22.02% and a net margin of 18.64%.During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.15 EPS. Cboe Global Markets’s quarterly revenue was up 14.3% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Cboe Global Markets Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Investors of record on Friday, August 29th were issued a dividend of $0.72 per share. This is a boost from Cboe Global Markets’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.63. This represents a $2.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 29th. Cboe Global Markets’s dividend payout ratio is currently 33.76%.

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.