Jump Financial LLC Acquires 11,576 Shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (BATS:CBOE)

Jump Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (BATS:CBOE) by 26.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 54,534 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,576 shares during the period. Jump Financial LLC owned 0.05% of Cboe Global Markets worth $9,738,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA bought a new position in Cboe Global Markets in the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. Allworth Financial LP boosted its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 75.3% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 170 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. ORG Partners LLC purchased a new position in Cboe Global Markets during the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. BKM Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, NBC Securities Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. 81.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Cboe Global Markets

In other Cboe Global Markets news, EVP Dave Howson sold 5,322 shares of Cboe Global Markets stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $186.96, for a total value of $995,001.12. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 17,573 shares in the company, valued at $3,285,448.08. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.51% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have commented on the company. Bank of America boosted their target price on Cboe Global Markets from $200.00 to $204.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, April 19th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and issued a $199.00 target price (down from $211.00) on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a report on Tuesday, April 9th. Rosenblatt Securities increased their price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $200.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 6th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $211.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 6th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $197.00 target price on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a report on Thursday, April 4th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $191.00.

Cboe Global Markets Price Performance

Shares of CBOE stock traded down $1.86 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $181.06. The company had a trading volume of 587,133 shares, compared to its average volume of 636,231. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 12-month low of $103.82 and a 12-month high of $139.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a current ratio of 1.21. The company has a market capitalization of $19.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 93.33 and a beta of 0.61. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $181.46 and a 200-day moving average of $180.37.

Cboe Global Markets (BATS:CBOE) last issued its earnings results on Friday, May 3rd. The company reported $2.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.04 by $0.11. Cboe Global Markets had a return on equity of 20.05% and a net margin of 5.77%. The company had revenue of $502.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $504.80 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.90 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 6.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 6.41 earnings per share for the current year.

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.