Sen. John Boozman Unloads 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 1.4%

Cboe Global Markets stock opened at $290.99 on Wednesday. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a twelve month low of $227.15 and a twelve month high of $371.18. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $274.88 and a 200-day moving average price of $292.29. The company has a market capitalization of $30.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 150.00 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a quick ratio of 1.21, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60.

Cboe Global Markets (BATS:CBOE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $3.56 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.46 earnings per share. Cboe Global Markets’s revenue for the quarter was up 24.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts predict that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 6.41 EPS for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Increases Dividend

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently weighed in on CBOE. Loop Capital set a $380.00 price target on Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Piper Sandler lowered their price objective on Cboe Global Markets from $355.00 to $320.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “underweight” rating and set a $258.00 price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a report on Friday, July 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $277.00 to $288.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Finally, TD Cowen lifted their target price on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $304.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $315.30.

Insider Activity

In other Cboe Global Markets news, Director Janet P. Froetscher sold 937 shares of Cboe Global Markets stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $278.95, for a total transaction of $261,376.15. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 12,870 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,590,086.50. The trade was a 6.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 0.51% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Cboe Global Markets

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 1,854.4% in the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 4,202 shares of the company’s stock valued at $951,000 after purchasing an additional 3,987 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC grew its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 132.4% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 4,803 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,087,000 after purchasing an additional 2,736 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP increased its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 40.7% in the first 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. increased its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 138.5% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 341 shares of the company’s stock worth $77,000 after acquiring an additional 198 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.73% of the company’s stock.

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.