Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. Takes $206,000 Position in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (BATS:CBOE)

Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. acquired a new stake in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (BATS:CBOE) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 1,154 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $206,000.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. New York State Teachers Retirement System lifted its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 5.3% in the fourth quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 113,745 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,310,000 after acquiring an additional 5,686 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 75.3% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 170 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp lifted its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 398,243 shares of the company’s stock valued at $71,110,000 after acquiring an additional 8,388 shares in the last quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 37.8% in the fourth quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 76,879 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,672,000 after acquiring an additional 21,090 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arizona State Retirement System lifted its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 29,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,178,000 after acquiring an additional 197 shares in the last quarter. 81.73% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Cboe Global Markets Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of BATS CBOE opened at $176.63 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $184.69 and its two-hundred day moving average is $178.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 1.21 and a quick ratio of 1.21. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 1-year low of $103.82 and a 1-year high of $139.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 91.05 and a beta of 0.61.

Cboe Global Markets (BATS:CBOE) last released its earnings results on Friday, February 2nd. The company reported $2.06 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.04 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $499.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $510.65 million. Cboe Global Markets had a return on equity of 20.05% and a net margin of 5.77%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 9.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.80 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts expect that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 6.41 EPS for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 29th were paid a dividend of $0.55 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 28th. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.25%. Cboe Global Markets’s dividend payout ratio is 98.97%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on CBOE. Oppenheimer lifted their target price on Cboe Global Markets from $201.00 to $206.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, February 5th. Barclays lifted their target price on Cboe Global Markets from $200.00 to $211.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, April 8th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and issued a $199.00 target price (down from $211.00) on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a report on Tuesday, April 9th. Citigroup lifted their target price on Cboe Global Markets from $170.00 to $188.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 12th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and issued a $197.00 target price on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a report on Thursday, April 4th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $187.36.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Dave Howson sold 5,322 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $186.96, for a total transaction of $995,001.12. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 17,573 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,285,448.08. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Insiders own 0.51% of the company’s stock.

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.