Bailard Inc. Has $11.03 Million Stock Holdings in Capital One Financial Corporation $COF

Bailard Inc. lifted its position in shares of Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) by 22.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 51,854 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 9,523 shares during the quarter. Bailard Inc.’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $11,032,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Earned Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Capital One Financial during the second quarter worth about $254,000. Plancorp LLC bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $272,000. Private Advisor Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 15.3% during the 1st quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 9,904 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,776,000 after acquiring an additional 1,312 shares in the last quarter. Smith Chas P & Associates PA Cpas increased its stake in Capital One Financial by 1,490.0% in the second quarter. Smith Chas P & Associates PA Cpas now owns 43,486 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $9,252,000 after acquiring an additional 40,751 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Callodine Capital Management LP raised its position in Capital One Financial by 200.0% during the first quarter. Callodine Capital Management LP now owns 150,000 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $26,895,000 after purchasing an additional 100,000 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

COF has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Barclays lifted their price target on Capital One Financial from $257.00 to $271.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Wolfe Research lifted their target price on Capital One Financial from $260.00 to $262.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. HSBC increased their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $218.00 to $234.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $245.00 to $270.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Redburn Atlantic upgraded shares of Capital One Financial to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Four investment analysts have 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 MarketBeat, Capital One Financial currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $261.63.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Capital One Financial news, CEO Richard D. Fairbank sold 103,487 shares of Capital One Financial stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $220.68, for a total transaction of $22,837,511.16. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 4,001,228 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $882,990,995.04. The trade was a 2.52% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, General Counsel Matthew W. Cooper sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.41, for a total value of $438,820.00. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel directly owned 96,486 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,169,993.26. The trade was a 2.03% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 256,380 shares of company stock valued at $57,129,478 over the last 90 days. 1.26% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

Capital One Financial stock opened at $220.66 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $219.08 and a 200-day moving average of $210.45. The company has a market capitalization of $140.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 93.11, a P/E/G ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.19. Capital One Financial Corporation has a 1 year low of $143.22 and a 1 year high of $232.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 1.03.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last posted its earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The financial services provider reported $5.95 EPS for the quarter. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 2.24% and a return on equity of 10.94%. The business had revenue of $15.46 billion for the quarter. On average, equities research analysts predict that Capital One Financial Corporation will post 15.65 earnings per share for the current year.

Capital One Financial Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Investors of record on Monday, November 17th will be given a dividend of $0.80 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 17th. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. This is an increase from Capital One Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio is 135.02%.

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.