Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (BATS:CBOE) Shares Sold by Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC.

Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC. cut its stake in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (BATS:CBOE) by 6.4% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,191 shares of the company’s stock after selling 81 shares during the period. Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC.’s holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $202,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Marion Wealth Management raised its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter. Marion Wealth Management now owns 10,582 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,800,000 after purchasing an additional 267 shares in the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. raised its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 532.6% in the second quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 3,277 shares of the company’s stock valued at $602,000 after buying an additional 2,759 shares in the last quarter. DNB Asset Management AS raised its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 1.0% in the second quarter. DNB Asset Management AS now owns 17,674 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,006,000 after buying an additional 175 shares in the last quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV lifted its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 34.8% during the 2nd quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 469 shares of the company’s stock worth $80,000 after buying an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SRN Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 5.1% during the 1st quarter. SRN Advisors LLC now owns 4,598 shares of the company’s stock worth $845,000 after acquiring an additional 222 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.73% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Cboe Global Markets

In other Cboe Global Markets news, COO Christopher A. Isaacson sold 6,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $175.00, for a total transaction of $1,050,000.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 51,855 shares in the company, valued at $9,074,625. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other Cboe Global Markets news, COO Christopher A. Isaacson sold 6,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $175.00, for a total value of $1,050,000.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 51,855 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,074,625. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Dave Howson sold 5,073 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $192.16, for a total transaction of $974,827.68. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 7,573 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,455,227.68. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 17,065 shares of company stock valued at $3,145,291. Corporate insiders own 0.51% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CBOE has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on Cboe Global Markets from $197.00 to $198.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Cboe Global Markets from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $168.00 to $195.00 in a report on Monday. Bank of America upped their target price on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $200.00 to $204.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, April 19th. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $194.00 to $218.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities upped their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $200.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 6th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Cboe Global Markets currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $193.33.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Performance

BATS:CBOE traded up $5.67 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $202.92. The stock had a trading volume of 2,316,998 shares, compared to its average volume of 636,231. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a twelve month low of $103.82 and a twelve month high of $139.00. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $176.13 and a 200 day simple moving average of $180.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 101.68 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 issued its earnings results on Friday, August 2nd. The company reported $2.15 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.10 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $513.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $514.51 million. Cboe Global Markets had a net margin of 5.77% and a return on equity of 20.05%. The business’s revenue was up 10.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.78 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 6.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Cboe Global Markets Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 31st were given a dividend of $0.55 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 31st. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.08%. Cboe Global Markets’s payout ratio is currently 98.97%.

Cboe Global Markets Company 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.