O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC Has $24.86 Million Position in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 5.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 139,408 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,920 shares during the quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $24,859,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Capital One Financial by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,744,818 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $5,660,736,000 after purchasing an additional 234,863 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 16,506,861 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,471,572,000 after purchasing an additional 74,784 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 10,387,265 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,649,488,000 after buying an additional 280,462 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 8,020,160 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,198,664,000 after buying an additional 159,616 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings in Capital One Financial by 8.2% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 4,010,648 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $715,179,000 after buying an additional 304,833 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Capital One Financial Stock Down 2.7 %

COF stock opened at $173.32 on Monday. Capital One Financial Co. has a twelve month low of $128.23 and a twelve month high of $210.67. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The company has a market cap of $66.09 billion, a PE ratio of 14.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.47. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $190.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is $177.92.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.78 by $0.31. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 9.46%. The business had revenue of $10.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.22 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.81 earnings per share. Capital One Financial’s revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts anticipate that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 earnings per share for the current year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.38%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial’s payout ratio is 20.71%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have issued reports on COF. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $162.00 to $186.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price target on Capital One Financial from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, Citigroup lowered their price objective on Capital One Financial from $245.00 to $230.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 24th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $206.63.

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.