Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) Upgraded at StockNews.com

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued on Friday.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on CBOE. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price objective on Cboe Global Markets from $217.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, December 20th. Barclays cut shares of Cboe Global Markets from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lowered their target price for the company from $230.00 to $220.00 in a report on Monday, December 9th.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Performance

CBOE stock opened at $196.55 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $20.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.78, a PEG ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 0.66. Cboe Global Markets has a fifty-two week low of $166.13 and a fifty-two week high of $221.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 1.39.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cboe Global Markets

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 27.9% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 535,284 shares of the company’s stock valued at $109,662,000 after purchasing an additional 116,852 shares in the last quarter. Harmony Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Cboe Global Markets during the 3rd quarter valued at $15,175,000. World Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 3rd quarter worth about $14,430,000. Erste Asset Management GmbH purchased a new stake in Cboe Global Markets in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $11,191,000. Finally, O Brien Greene & Co. Inc acquired a new position in Cboe Global Markets in the third quarter valued at $8,187,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.67% of the company’s stock.

Cboe Global Markets Company Profile

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.