Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super Takes Position in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. $CBOE

Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super purchased a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (BATS:CBOE) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 107,260 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $30,148,000. Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super owned approximately 0.10% of Cboe Global Markets as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 1.0% in the first quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 40,919 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,501,000 after purchasing an additional 418 shares during the last quarter. Twin Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Cboe Global Markets in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $476,000. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund grew its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 2.6% in the 1st quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund now owns 84,970 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,883,000 after buying an additional 2,184 shares during the last quarter. Harmony Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Cboe Global Markets in the 1st quarter worth approximately $20,819,000. Finally, Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. increased its position in Cboe Global Markets by 13.2% in the 1st quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. now owns 24,068 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,763,000 after buying an additional 2,812 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.73% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Zacks Research cut shares of Cboe Global Markets from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Morgan Stanley restated an “underweight” rating and set a $258.00 price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a report on Friday, July 10th. TD Cowen upped their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $293.00 to $365.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Piper Sandler decreased their target price on Cboe Global Markets from $355.00 to $320.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $314.00.

Insider Transactions at Cboe Global Markets

In other Cboe Global Markets news, Director Janet P. Froetscher sold 1,223 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $358.09, for a total transaction of $437,944.07. Following the transaction, the director owned 13,807 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,944,148.63. This represents a 8.14% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 0.51% of the company’s stock.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of BATS:CBOE opened at $277.89 on Friday. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 12 month low of $227.15 and a 12 month high of $371.18. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $295.31 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $288.07. The company has a quick ratio of 1.21, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. The firm has a market cap of $29.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 143.24 and a beta of 0.61.

Cboe Global Markets (BATS:CBOE) last announced its earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $3.70 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.37 by $0.33. Cboe Global Markets had a net margin of 5.77% and a return on equity of 20.05%. The company had revenue of $728.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $688.36 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.50 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 29.0% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts forecast that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 6.41 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Cboe Global Markets Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Friday, May 29th were given a $0.72 dividend. This represents a $2.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 29th. Cboe Global Markets’s payout ratio is 98.97%.

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.