Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) Shares Sold by Assenagon Asset Management S.A.

Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lowered its position in Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) by 2.9% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 4,721 shares of the company’s stock after selling 141 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A.’s holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $922,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of CBOE. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 5.4% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 471,581 shares of the company’s stock valued at $96,613,000 after acquiring an additional 24,177 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 16.7% in the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 646,670 shares of the company’s stock valued at $126,262,000 after buying an additional 92,537 shares during the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the fourth quarter worth about $396,000. Czech National Bank grew its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 6.5% during the fourth quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 22,698 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,435,000 after buying an additional 1,383 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in Cboe Global Markets by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 157,158 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,197,000 after acquiring an additional 3,155 shares during the period. 82.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Cboe Global Markets Price Performance

Shares of CBOE stock opened at $200.15 on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $200.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.27, a PEG ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 1.39. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 1-year low of $166.13 and a 1-year high of $221.66.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have weighed in on CBOE. William Blair initiated coverage on Cboe Global Markets in a research report on Thursday, January 9th. They set a “market perform” rating for the company. Barclays cut their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $220.00 to $212.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an “underweight” rating and issued a $174.00 price objective (down from $203.00) on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Oppenheimer cut their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $232.00 to $218.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group cut shares of Cboe Global Markets from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $184.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $198.83.

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.