Sen. John Boozman Unloads Shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (BATS:CBOE)

Senator John Boozman (Republican-Arkansas) recently sold shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (BATS:CBOE). In a filing disclosed on August 17th, the Senator disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Cboe Global Markets stock on July 31st.

Senator John Boozman also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) on 7/30/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) on 7/23/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPYM) on 7/23/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Home Depot (NYSE:HD) on 7/9/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) on 7/9/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) on 7/2/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Chevron (NYSE:CVX) on 7/2/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) on 7/2/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of abrdn Physical Palladium Shares ETF (NYSEARCA:PALL) on 6/25/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (BATS:IGV) on 6/25/2026.

Cboe Global Markets Price Performance

CBOE opened at $295.00 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $274.87 and a 200-day moving average price of $292.11. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a twelve month low of $227.15 and a twelve month high of $371.18. The company has a quick ratio of 1.21, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. The company has a market capitalization of $31.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 152.06 and a beta of 0.61.

Cboe Global Markets (BATS:CBOE) last announced its earnings results on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $3.56 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.49 by $0.07. Cboe Global Markets had a net margin of 5.77% and a return on equity of 20.05%. The business had revenue of $731.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $716.61 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.46 earnings per share. Cboe Global Markets’s quarterly revenue was up 24.6% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts expect that Cboe Global Markets, Inc. will post 6.41 EPS for the current year.

Cboe Global Markets Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 31st will be paid a $0.86 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 31st. This is a positive change from Cboe Global Markets’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.72. This represents a $3.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Cboe Global Markets’s dividend payout ratio is 98.97%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Janet P. Froetscher sold 937 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $278.95, for a total value of $261,376.15. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 12,870 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,590,086.50. This represents a 6.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.51% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently weighed in on CBOE. Piper Sandler dropped their target price on Cboe Global Markets from $355.00 to $320.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $305.00 to $335.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $277.00 to $288.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their target price on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $300.00 to $335.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Cboe Global Markets from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $315.30.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CBOE. Jones Financial Companies Lllp purchased a new position in Cboe Global Markets during the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Keating Financial Advisory Services Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets in the 2nd quarter worth about $26,000. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. purchased a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets in the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Clearstead Trust LLC bought a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, NFSG Corp bought a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 1st quarter valued at about $31,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.73% of the company’s stock.

About Senator Boozman

John Boozman (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Arkansas. He assumed office on January 3, 2011. His current term ends on January 3, 2029. Boozman (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Arkansas. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022. Boozman won re-election in 2016. He faced Democrat Conner Eldridge, Libertarian Frank Gilbert, and write-in candidate Jason Tate in the general election. Arkansas’ U.S. Senate race was rated as safely Republican in 2016. Boozman began his political career in the U.S. House. He won a special election in 2001 and served in that position until his election to the Senate in 2010. Prior to his political career, Boozman worked as an optometrist. As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Boozman is an average Republican member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Republican Party on the majority of bills. Below is an abbreviated outline of Boozman’s academic, professional, and political career: 2011-Present: U.S. Senator from Arkansas 2001-2011: U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1977: Graduated from Southern College of Optometry

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.