CBOE short interest declines, indicating growing optimism among investors

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Cboe Global Markets Inc shares valued at $1,513,654 were purchased by Howson Dave on Aug 04 ’25. At $248.14 per share, Howson Dave acquired 6,100 shares.

Also, Isaacson Christopher A sold 5,000 shares, netting a total of over 1,106,850 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $221.37 each, the insider now holds 42,580 shares.

Before that, Isaacson Christopher A had added 5,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,106,850, the Officer bought Cboe Global Markets Inc shares for $221.37 each.

As published in a research note from Morgan Stanley on May 14, 2025, Cboe Global Markets Inc [CBOE] has been rated down from an Overweight to an Underweight and the price target has been revised to $215. Analysts at BofA Securities downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early April. As of April 08, 2025, Morgan Stanley has increased its “an Underweight” rating to a “an Overweight” for CBOE. Earlier on January 10, 2025, William Blair initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Mkt perform” for CBOE stock.

Analyzing CBOE Stock Performance

On last trading session, Cboe Global Markets Inc [CBOE: CBOE] plunged -0.28% to $248.1. The stock’s lowest price that day was $244.0, but it reached a high of $248.78 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.66%. Over the course of the year, Cboe Global Markets Inc shares have jumped approximately 28.03%.

Is Cboe Global Markets Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Cboe Global Markets Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2018-08-31 dropping by 28610.0 shares to 2.55 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2018-07-31 was 2.58 million shares. A decline of -1.12% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.87 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.87.

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In terms of Cboe Global Markets Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 254.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 2.3% from the previous closing price of $248.79. Analysts anticipate Cboe Global Markets Inc stock to reach 265 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 218. In spite of this, 8 analysts ranked Cboe Global Markets Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 07, 2025, JP Morgan assigned a price target of “an Underweight” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $174.

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