Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) EVP Adam Inzirillo Sells 200 Shares of Stock

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) EVP Adam Inzirillo sold 200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $209.67, for a total value of $41,934.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 1,993 shares in the company, valued at $417,872.31. The trade was a 9.12 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Adam Inzirillo also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, February 10th, Adam Inzirillo sold 80 shares of Cboe Global Markets stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $211.66, for a total value of $16,932.80.

Cboe Global Markets Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ:CBOE opened at $210.93 on Friday. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 1-year low of $166.13 and a 1-year high of $221.66. The firm has a market cap of $22.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.21, a PEG ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 0.68. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $199.97. 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, February 7th. The company reported $2.10 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.14 by ($0.04). Cboe Global Markets had a return on equity of 22.02% and a net margin of 18.64%. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.06 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 EPS for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.63 per share. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.19%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. Cboe Global Markets’s payout ratio is presently 34.90%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the company. StockNews.com raised Cboe Global Markets from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price objective on Cboe Global Markets from $212.00 to $190.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded Cboe Global Markets from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $184.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Oppenheimer dropped their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $232.00 to $218.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $220.00 to $215.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Cboe Global Markets currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $206.86.

Institutional Trading of Cboe Global Markets

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Erste Asset Management GmbH acquired a new stake in Cboe Global Markets in the 3rd quarter valued at $11,191,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. acquired a new position in Cboe Global Markets in the third quarter worth $158,000. Benjamin Edwards Inc. boosted its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 5,967.5% in the third quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 30,277 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,203,000 after purchasing an additional 29,778 shares in the last quarter. Coastwise Capital Group LLC acquired a new position in Cboe Global Markets in the third quarter worth $216,000. Finally, Harmony Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Cboe Global Markets in the third quarter worth $15,175,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.67% of the company’s stock.

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.