Anchyra Partners LLC Acquires New Position in Capital One Financial Corporation $COF

Anchyra Partners LLC bought a new position in Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm bought 3,908 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $947,000.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of COF. Tompkins Financial Corp lifted its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. Tompkins Financial Corp now owns 977 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $237,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the period. Focus Financial Network Inc. increased its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 1,570 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $380,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the period. Mather Group LLC. raised its stake in Capital One Financial by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 4,540 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $965,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC raised its stake in Capital One Financial by 10.3% in the 4th quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 504 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $122,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nicolet Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Capital One Financial by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 7,047 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,506,000 after acquiring an additional 48 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on COF. Wolfe Research cut their price objective on Capital One Financial from $294.00 to $280.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Capital One Financial from $213.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Argus dropped their target price on Capital One Financial from $260.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. HSBC cut their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $234.00 to $226.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $286.00 to $283.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $258.86.

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Key Capital One Financial News

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Capital One Financial Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of COF opened at $191.43 on Monday. Capital One Financial Corporation has a 52 week low of $174.72 and a 52 week high of $259.64. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The company has a market capitalization of $119.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 67.17, a PEG ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.14. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $191.66 and its 200-day moving average price is $213.90.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COFGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The financial services provider reported $4.42 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.08 by ($0.66). Capital One Financial had a net margin of 4.29% and a return on equity of 10.59%. The company had revenue of $15.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.68 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $4.06 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 52.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Capital One Financial Corporation will post 19.17 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 19th were issued a dividend of $0.80 per share. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 19th. Capital One Financial’s payout ratio is 112.28%.

Insider Activity

In other Capital One Financial news, insider Celia Karam sold 2,108 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $218.25, for a total value of $460,071.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 59,269 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,935,459.25. This represents a 3.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Jason P. Hanson sold 3,729 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.00, for a total transaction of $764,445.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 40,230 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,247,150. The trade was a 8.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 50,047 shares of company stock valued at $9,742,217 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.78% of the company’s stock.

Capital One Financial Profile

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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.

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