Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Stock Holdings Boosted by Trust Point Inc.

Trust Point Inc. lifted its position in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 4.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 2,512 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 103 shares during the period. Trust Point Inc.’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $448,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of COF. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. bought a new position in Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter valued at about $32,000. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in Capital One Financial in the 3rd quarter valued at about $36,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV grew its position in 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 valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 166 shares in the last quarter. Eastern Bank bought a new position in Capital One Financial in the 3rd quarter valued at about $44,000. Finally, Prospera Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in Capital One Financial in the 3rd quarter valued at about $47,000. Institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Capital One Financial

In other news, insider Michael Zamsky sold 10,541 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $190.26, for a total value of $2,005,530.66. Following the completion of the sale, 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 1.30% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on COF. UBS Group upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the company from $168.00 to $235.00 in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $182.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. Finally, HSBC raised shares of Capital One Financial from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $176.00 price target for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. 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. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $196.31.

Capital One Financial Price Performance

NYSE COF opened at $203.84 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $187.52 and a 200-day simple moving average of $165.62. 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 $77.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.47. Capital One Financial Co. has a 52-week low of $128.23 and a 52-week high of $208.63.

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

Capital One Financial 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.