Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Shares Sold by Quotient Wealth Partners LLC

Quotient Wealth Partners LLC reduced its stake in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 13.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 4,081 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 630 shares during the period. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $728,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 5.3% in the third quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 146,769 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $21,976,000 after acquiring an additional 7,331 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Capital One Financial by 4.3% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 430,654 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $64,482,000 after purchasing an additional 17,825 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 46,174 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $8,234,000 after purchasing an additional 2,006 shares during the last quarter. Catalina Capital Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 8.1% during the third quarter. Catalina Capital Group LLC now owns 1,609 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $241,000 after buying an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CWA Asset Management Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Capital One Financial in the third quarter valued at approximately $1,649,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Michael Zamsky sold 10,541 shares of Capital One Financial stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the insider now directly 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 sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 1.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Capital One Financial Trading Down 1.7 %

Shares of COF opened at $203.13 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.98. Capital One Financial Co. has a 12 month low of $128.23 and a 12 month high of $208.63. The stock has a market cap of $77.44 billion, a PE ratio of 17.53, a P/E/G ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.47. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $188.30 and its two-hundred day moving average is $166.58.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.78 by $0.31. The firm had revenue of $10.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 quarterly revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.81 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.18%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 20.71%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on COF. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $182.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. Bank of America downgraded Capital One Financial from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $203.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. UBS Group upgraded Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $168.00 to $235.00 in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Barclays raised their price target on Capital One Financial from $219.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $232.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Capital One Financial presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $196.31.

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.