Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) Now Covered by Analysts at William Blair

William Blair initiated coverage on shares of Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, Marketbeat reports. The brokerage issued a market perform rating on the stock.

CBOE has been the topic of several other reports. The Goldman Sachs Group cut Cboe Global Markets from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $184.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Monday. Jefferies Financial Group lowered 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. Barclays downgraded Cboe Global Markets from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and cut their target price for the stock from $230.00 to $220.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $217.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an “underweight” rating and set a $174.00 price objective (down from $203.00) on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research report on Tuesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and five have given a hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Cboe Global Markets presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $197.60.

Cboe Global Markets Price Performance

NASDAQ:CBOE opened at $192.99 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.20 billion, a PE ratio of 26.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 0.68. Cboe Global Markets has a twelve month low of $166.13 and a twelve month high of $221.66. The company has a current ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34.

Cboe Global Markets Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 29th were given a $0.63 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 29th. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.31%. Cboe Global Markets’s payout ratio is currently 34.33%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cboe Global Markets

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in CBOE. TD Private Client Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 149.0% during the 3rd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 371 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,000 after purchasing an additional 222 shares during the period. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the third quarter worth $158,000. Coastwise Capital Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the third quarter worth $216,000. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group grew its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 5.3% in the third quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group now owns 1,253 shares of the company’s stock valued at $257,000 after buying an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Coldstream Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,318 shares of the company’s stock valued at $269,000 after buying an additional 66 shares during the period. 82.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.