Caprock Group LLC Has $5.09 Million Stock Holdings in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. $CBOE

Caprock Group LLC increased its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (BATS:CBOE) by 15.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 20,276 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,724 shares during the period. Caprock Group LLC’s holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $5,089,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in CBOE. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 10.1% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,092 shares of the company’s stock valued at $213,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 1,854.4% in the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 4,202 shares of the company’s stock valued at $951,000 after purchasing an additional 3,987 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 132.4% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 4,803 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,087,000 after purchasing an additional 2,736 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP lifted its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 40.7% in the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 8,845 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,002,000 after purchasing an additional 2,558 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 138.5% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 341 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,000 after purchasing an additional 198 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.73% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Edward J. Fitzpatrick sold 3,947 shares of Cboe Global Markets stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $285.87, for a total transaction of $1,128,328.89. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 12,921 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,693,726.27. This trade represents a 23.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CAO Allen Wilkinson sold 248 shares of Cboe Global Markets stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $292.79, for a total transaction of $72,611.92. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 410 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $120,043.90. This represents a 37.69% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 5,695 shares of company stock valued at $1,628,981 over the last quarter. Insiders own 0.51% of the company’s stock.

Cboe Global Markets Price Performance

CBOE stock opened at $297.45 on Thursday. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 52-week low of $207.74 and a 52-week high of $309.87. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $290.70 and a 200-day moving average price of $267.44. The company has a market capitalization of $31.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 153.33 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a current ratio of 1.21.

Cboe Global Markets (BATS:CBOE) last announced its earnings results on Friday, February 6th. The company reported $3.06 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.93 by $0.13. Cboe Global Markets had a net margin of 5.77% and a return on equity of 20.05%. The business had revenue of $671.10 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $659.59 million. As a group, equities analysts expect that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 6.41 EPS for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 13th. Investors of record on Friday, February 27th were paid a dividend of $0.72 per share. This represents a $2.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 27th. Cboe Global Markets’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 98.97%.

Key Headlines Impacting Cboe Global Markets

Here are the key news stories impacting Cboe Global Markets this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Cboe agreed to sell Cboe Australia and Cboe Canada to TMX Group for about $300M — the deal should generate cash, reduce operating complexity and allow focus on core U.S. and derivatives businesses. Cboe Announces Agreement to Sell Cboe Australia and Cboe Canada to TMX Group
• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary shows rising retail/institutional interest in call options (per Cboe data), which can boost options volumes and fee revenue if the trend continues through earnings season. Traders pile into call options
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports earlier in the week that TMX was in talks to buy the units suggest the sale was anticipated; that makes deal risk partially priced but leaves execution and timing risk. TMX in talks to buy Cboe Australia
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro/volatility commentary (Strait of Hormuz tensions lifting the VIX) has analysts revisiting Cboe’s valuation — higher volatility tends to raise trading volumes, but the effect is episodic. Assessing Cboe valuation
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage in The Globe and Mail highlights competition and regulatory questions around TMX’s acquisition of Cboe’s Canada/Australia units — potential antitrust review or remedies could delay or alter deal economics. TMX deal raises competition questions

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently commented on CBOE shares. Zacks Research raised shares of Cboe Global Markets from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. TD Cowen reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. Piper Sandler increased their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $295.00 to $321.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $317.00 to $351.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Finally, Loop Capital set a $293.00 price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $294.20.

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.