Bfsg LLC Invests $27,000 in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Bfsg LLC acquired a new stake in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 150 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $27,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Capital One Financial in the third quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV grew its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 135.0% during the third quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 289 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 166 shares during the last quarter. Eastern Bank acquired a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the third quarter worth $44,000. Finally, Prospera Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Capital One Financial in the 3rd quarter valued at $47,000. Institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Capital One Financial Stock Up 3.5 %

Capital One Financial stock opened at $209.98 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $80.05 billion, a PE ratio of 18.12, a PEG ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.47. Capital One Financial Co. has a 12-month low of $128.23 and a 12-month high of $210.10. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $190.72 and its 200 day moving average is $169.75. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last released its quarterly earnings data 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. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 9.46% and a return on equity of 9.45%. The company had revenue of $10.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.22 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.81 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.14%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio is 20.71%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on COF shares. UBS Group raised Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $168.00 to $235.00 in a report on Monday, January 13th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $229.00 to $257.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 27th. Argus raised shares of Capital One Financial to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. 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 research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $198.50.

About Capital One Financial

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.