Capital One Financial Corporation $COF Shares Acquired by Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC

Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) by 34.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,501 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,165 shares during the quarter. Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $958,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. WPG Advisers LLC bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo LLC increased its position in Capital One Financial by 103.3% in the 2nd quarter. Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo LLC now owns 122 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 62 shares during the period. Olistico Wealth LLC raised its stake in Capital One Financial by 439.1% during the 2nd quarter. Olistico Wealth LLC now owns 124 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 101 shares in the last quarter. Saudi Central Bank acquired a new position in Capital One Financial during the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Finally, RMG Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Capital One Financial during the 2nd quarter worth $27,000. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CAO Timothy P. Golden sold 207 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $215.41, for a total value of $44,589.87. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 8,780 shares in the company, valued at $1,891,299.80. This trade represents a 2.30% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Neal Blinde sold 43,200 shares of Capital One Financial stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $221.83, for a total value of $9,583,056.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 73,020 shares in the company, valued at $16,198,026.60. This represents a 37.17% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 256,380 shares of company stock valued at $57,129,478. Insiders own 1.26% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently commented on COF. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on Capital One Financial from $266.00 to $276.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. TD Cowen raised their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $258.00 to $261.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 26th. Wolfe Research increased their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $260.00 to $262.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $260.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, September 12th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $261.63.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

Shares of COF opened at $216.65 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $218.92 and its 200-day moving average is $210.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $137.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 91.41, a P/E/G ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.19. 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 Corporation has a 12-month low of $143.22 and a 12-month high of $232.45.

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

Capital One Financial Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 17th will be paid 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 dividend yield of 1.5%. This is a boost from Capital One Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio is 135.02%.

Capital One Financial Company 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.