Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Stock Position Boosted by AA Financial Advisors LLC

AA Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 25.8% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,853 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 380 shares during the period. AA Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $332,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bfsg LLC acquired a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new position in Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at $41,000. 89.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Michael Zamsky sold 9,560 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $199.40, for a total value of $1,906,264.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 20,089 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,005,746.60. This represents a 32.24% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Ann F. Hackett sold 1,658 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $198.70, for a total value of $329,444.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 56,244 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,175,682.80. This represents a 2.86% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 1.26% of the company’s stock.

Capital One Financial Stock Up 2.5%

NYSE COF opened at $197.63 on Tuesday. Capital One Financial Co. has a twelve month low of $128.23 and a twelve month high of $210.67. The stock has a market cap of $75.72 billion, a PE ratio of 17.05, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.13. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $185.42 and a 200 day simple moving average of $185.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.98.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 22nd. The financial services provider reported $4.06 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.75 by $0.31. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 9.46%. The company had revenue of $10 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.07 billion. On average, research analysts forecast that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 23rd were issued a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.21%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 23rd. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.15%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

COF has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Capital One Financial from $198.00 to $170.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $210.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Robert W. Baird raised shares of Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their target price for the company from $190.00 to $200.00 in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, April 25th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada set a $190.00 price target on Capital One Financial and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, April 14th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $210.64.

Capital One Financial 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.