Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Shares Sold by International Assets Investment Management LLC

International Assets Investment Management LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 54.0% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 60,962 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 71,509 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $7,993,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 99,039 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $9,612,000 after acquiring an additional 965 shares during the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. boosted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 4.4% during the third quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 24,726 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,400,000 after buying an additional 1,043 shares during the period. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank grew its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 5.4% in the third quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 150,121 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $14,569,000 after buying an additional 7,648 shares in the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 9.0% in the 3rd quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 2,388 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $232,000 after buying an additional 197 shares during the period. Finally, IFM Investors Pty Ltd lifted its stake in Capital One Financial by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd now owns 89,202 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $8,657,000 after acquiring an additional 4,736 shares in the last quarter. 89.84% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Capital One Financial

In other news, insider Timothy P. Golden sold 8,656 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $144.04, for a total transaction of $1,246,810.24. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 10,246 shares in the company, valued at $1,475,833.84. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 1.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on COF shares. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $142.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 21st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft initiated coverage on Capital One Financial in a research note on Wednesday, January 10th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $153.00 price objective on the stock. Robert W. Baird cut Capital One Financial from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $150.00 to $145.00 in a research note on Monday, January 8th. UBS Group upped their price target on Capital One Financial from $132.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, February 29th. Finally, Wolfe Research upgraded Capital One Financial from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $189.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 4th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $138.50.

Capital One Financial Trading Up 0.6 %

NYSE COF opened at $143.32 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $141.34 and its 200 day moving average price is $128.34. Capital One Financial Co. has a 12 month low of $85.22 and a 12 month high of $149.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The company has a market capitalization of $54.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.46.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 25th. The financial services provider reported $3.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.25 by ($0.04). Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.74% and a net margin of 10.19%. The firm had revenue of $9.40 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.35 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.31 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Capital One Financial Co. will post 13.7 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 Friday, May 24th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 13th will be given a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.67%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 10th. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 18.79%.

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.