Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. Sells 470 Shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. reduced its stake in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 22.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,660 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 470 shares during the quarter. Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co.’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $296,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $36,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV boosted its position 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 in the last quarter. Eastern Bank bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $44,000. Finally, Prospera Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $47,000. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Kara West sold 721 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $184.73, for a total value of $133,190.33. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 12,929 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,388,374.17. This represents a 5.28 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Michael Zamsky sold 10,541 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $190.26, for a total transaction of $2,005,530.66. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 26,482 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,038,465.32. This represents a 28.47 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. 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 report on Tuesday, January 14th. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $163.00 to $184.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Bank of America lowered shares of Capital One Financial from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $203.00 to $200.00 in a report on Monday, December 9th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $219.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Nine investment 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $196.31.

Capital One Financial Trading Down 0.4 %

NYSE:COF opened at $200.15 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $76.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.47. Capital One Financial Co. has a one year low of $128.23 and a one year high of $208.63. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $187.34 and a 200-day moving average price of $165.25.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.78 by $0.31. The firm had revenue of $10.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.22 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 9.46%. Capital One Financial’s revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.81 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.44 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Company Profile

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.