Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Shares Sold by Alpha Omega Wealth Management LLC

Alpha Omega Wealth Management LLC trimmed its stake in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 1.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 51,477 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 682 shares during the period. Capital One Financial comprises 1.7% of Alpha Omega Wealth Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 11th largest position. Alpha Omega Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $9,179,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of COF. Grove Bank & Trust grew its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 7.0% during the 4th quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 973 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $174,000 after acquiring an additional 64 shares during the period. Cerro Pacific Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Capital One Financial by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Cerro Pacific Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,861 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,045,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares during the period. Prossimo Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 2.4% in the third quarter. Prossimo Advisors LLC now owns 2,735 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $410,000 after buying an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. City Holding Co. raised its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. City Holding Co. now owns 5,010 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $893,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the period. Finally, Arkadios Wealth Advisors lifted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 3.9% during the 3rd quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 1,780 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $266,000 after buying an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. 89.84% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Capital One Financial

In other news, insider Mark Daniel Mouadeb sold 1,994 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.37, for a total transaction of $323,765.78. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 19,776 shares in the company, valued at $3,211,029.12. This represents a 9.16 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Kara West sold 721 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.73, for a total value of $133,190.33. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 12,929 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,388,374.17. This represents a 5.28 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 13,256 shares of company stock valued at $2,462,487. Corporate insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on Capital One Financial from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. HSBC upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $176.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $182.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. Finally, Bank of America cut Capital One Financial from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their target price for the stock from $203.00 to $200.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Capital One Financial has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $196.31.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

NYSE:COF opened at $204.02 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $77.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. Capital One Financial Co. has a 52 week low of $128.23 and a 52 week high of $208.63. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $187.16 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $164.67.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.78 by $0.31. The business had revenue of $10.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.22 billion. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 9.46% and a return on equity of 9.45%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.81 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 22nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were issued a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 14th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.18%. Capital One Financial’s payout ratio is currently 20.71%.

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.