Nisa Investment Advisors LLC Purchases 1,400 Shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (BATS:CBOE)

Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (BATS:CBOE) by 33.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,535 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,400 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $988,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Davis Rea LTD. acquired a new position in Cboe Global Markets during the 4th quarter valued at about $6,250,000. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. bought a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $206,000. New York State Teachers Retirement System boosted its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 5.3% during 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 buying an additional 5,686 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 75.3% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 170 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Boston Trust Walden Corp raised its position in Cboe Global Markets by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 398,243 shares of the company’s stock valued at $71,110,000 after buying an additional 8,388 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.73% of the company’s stock.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Performance

BATS:CBOE opened at $177.37 on Tuesday. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 1 year low of $103.82 and a 1 year high of $139.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 1.21 and a quick ratio of 1.21. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $184.76 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $177.94. The company has a market capitalization of $18.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 91.43 and a beta of 0.61.

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

Cboe Global Markets Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 29th were paid a dividend of $0.55 per share. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.24%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 28th. Cboe Global Markets’s payout ratio is currently 98.97%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on CBOE shares. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $170.00 to $188.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 12th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $200.00 to $211.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, April 8th. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their target price on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $192.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 5th. Oppenheimer boosted their target price on Cboe Global Markets from $201.00 to $206.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, February 5th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and set a $199.00 price target (down from $211.00) on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research report on Tuesday, April 9th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Cboe Global Markets presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $187.36.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Cboe Global Markets news, EVP Dave Howson sold 5,322 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $186.96, for a total transaction of $995,001.12. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 17,573 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,285,448.08. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.51% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.