ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd Has $147.99 Million Stock Position in Capital One Financial Corporation $COF

ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd lowered its position in Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) by 26.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 696,129 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 244,983 shares during the period. Capital One Financial accounts for 3.3% of ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest holding. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd owned about 0.11% of Capital One Financial worth $147,994,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mather Group LLC. boosted its holdings in Capital One Financial by 1.0% in the third quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 4,540 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $965,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Optas LLC lifted its holdings in Capital One Financial by 1.4% during the third quarter. Optas LLC now owns 3,484 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $741,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV grew its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 4,450 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $946,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the period. Bridges Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in Capital One Financial by 0.4% in the third quarter. Bridges Investment Management Inc. now owns 11,251 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,392,000 after buying an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Culbertson A N & Co. Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 0.4% in the second quarter. Culbertson A N & Co. Inc. now owns 11,365 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,418,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Celia Karam sold 2,936 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $218.15, for a total transaction of $640,488.40. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 63,433 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,837,908.95. This represents a 4.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, General Counsel Matthew W. Cooper sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $250.00, for a total transaction of $500,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the general counsel directly owned 92,486 shares in the company, valued at approximately $23,121,500. This represents a 2.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 34,274 shares of company stock worth $8,131,054 in the last ninety days. 1.26% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on COF shares. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $280.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $290.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $237.00 to $256.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $294.00 to $287.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Capital One Financial in a research note on Monday, December 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $274.70.

Capital One Financial Price Performance

NYSE:COF opened at $208.36 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a current ratio of 1.04. The firm has a market cap of $132.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 70.39, a P/E/G ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 1.14. Capital One Financial Corporation has a 52 week low of $143.22 and a 52 week high of $259.64. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $231.58 and its 200 day simple moving average is $223.31.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, January 22nd. The financial services provider reported $3.86 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.14 by ($0.28). Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 10.68% and a net margin of 3.54%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 53.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.67 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Capital One Financial Corporation will post 15.65 earnings per share for the current year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, February 19th will be paid a $0.80 dividend. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 19th. Capital One Financial’s payout ratio is 108.11%.

Capital One Financial Profile

Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) is a diversified bank holding company headquartered in McLean, Virginia. The company’s core businesses include credit card lending, consumer and commercial banking, and auto finance. Capital One issues a wide range of credit card products for consumers and small businesses, and it operates deposit and digital banking services aimed at retail customers and small to midsize enterprises.

Products and services include credit and charge cards, checking and savings accounts (including the online-focused Capital One 360 platform), auto loans, and commercial lending solutions.