Sunflower Bank N.A. Has $482,000 Stock Holdings in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Sunflower Bank N.A. raised its stake in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 4.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,705 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 125 shares during the quarter. Sunflower Bank N.A.’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $482,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of COF. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Capital One Financial in the third quarter valued at $36,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV grew its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 135.0% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 289 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 166 shares during the last quarter. Eastern Bank bought a new position in Capital One Financial during the 3rd quarter valued at about $44,000. Prospera Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Capital One Financial in the third quarter valued at about $47,000. Finally, Concord Wealth Partners grew its stake in Capital One Financial by 115.3% during the third quarter. Concord Wealth Partners now owns 323 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $48,000 after buying an additional 173 shares during the last quarter. 89.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Capital One Financial Trading Up 2.9 %

Shares of Capital One Financial stock traded up $5.10 during trading on Monday, hitting $180.39. 4,157,451 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,769,117. The firm has a market capitalization of $68.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.46. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $182.88 and its 200 day moving average price is $158.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 1.00. Capital One Financial Co. has a 1-year low of $123.23 and a 1-year high of $198.30.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 24th. The financial services provider reported $4.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.70 by $0.81. The firm had revenue of $10 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.88 billion. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 8.80% and a return on equity of 9.00%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $4.45 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Capital One Financial Co. will post 13.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, November 14th were paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.33%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 14th. Capital One Financial’s payout ratio is presently 22.66%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Mark Daniel Mouadeb sold 1,994 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.37, for a total value of $323,765.78. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 19,776 shares in the company, valued at $3,211,029.12. The trade was a 9.16 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Michael Zamsky sold 10,541 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $190.26, for a total value of $2,005,530.66. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 26,482 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,038,465.32. The trade was a 28.47 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 29,007 shares of company stock worth $4,982,647. Corporate insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

COF has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Capital One Financial from $162.00 to $186.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on Capital One Financial from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Barclays upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $158.00 to $219.00 in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $188.81.

About Capital One Financial

Capital One Financial Corporation operates as the financial services holding company for the Capital One, National Association, which engages in the provision of various financial products and services in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. It operates through three segments: Credit Card, Consumer Banking, and Commercial Banking.