Cboe Global Markets, Inc. $CBOE Shares Acquired by Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund

Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund increased its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) by 32.9% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 11,960 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,961 shares during the quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund’s holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $2,933,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Missouri Trust & Investment Co acquired a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the second quarter valued at about $26,000. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Dakota Community Bank & Trust NA acquired a new stake in Cboe Global Markets in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in Cboe Global Markets in the second quarter valued at approximately $46,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.67% of the company’s stock.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Performance

Shares of CBOE opened at $260.95 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $254.18 and a 200-day simple moving average of $244.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 1.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.31 billion, a PE ratio of 36.14, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.36. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 1 year low of $187.30 and a 1 year high of $262.98.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) last released its earnings results on Friday, October 31st. The company reported $2.67 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.53 by $0.14. Cboe Global Markets had a net margin of 18.64% and a return on equity of 22.02%. Cboe Global Markets’s revenue was up 13.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.22 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 8.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Cboe Global Markets Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 1st were given a $0.72 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 28th. This represents a dividend yield of 112.0%. Cboe Global Markets’s dividend payout ratio is currently 30.93%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CBOE has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $257.00 to $269.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Citigroup raised their target price on Cboe Global Markets from $260.00 to $265.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $290.00 price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Zacks Research lowered shares of Cboe Global Markets from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 1st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $268.00.

Cboe Global Markets Company Profile

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ: CBOE) is a global market infrastructure company that operates a family of exchanges and trading venues across listed derivatives, cash equities and foreign exchange. Its product suite includes options and futures markets, multiple U.S. equities exchanges, a derivatives exchange for volatility and other products, proprietary benchmark indexes (notably the Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX), market data and analytics, and trading technology and connectivity services. Cboe also provides market-access and order-routing tools used by broker-dealers, institutional investors and professional traders.

The company traces its roots to the Chicago Board Options Exchange, which was established in 1973 to create a centralized market for listed options; over the years the business expanded through organic growth and strategic acquisitions to become a multi-asset, multi-venue operator.