376 Shares in Capital One Financial Corporation $COF Bought by Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC

Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 376 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $80,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of COF. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in Capital One Financial by 330.1% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 13,587 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,423,000 after purchasing an additional 10,428 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 35.8% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 79,598 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $14,272,000 after buying an additional 21,005 shares during the last quarter. Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the 1st quarter worth approximately $206,000. Norden Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 4.0% during the 1st quarter. Norden Group LLC now owns 2,091 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $375,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares during the period. Finally, Foundations Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 4.4% during the 1st quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,127 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $381,000 after acquiring an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

COF has been the subject of several research reports. Wolfe Research raised their price target on Capital One Financial from $260.00 to $262.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $235.00 to $237.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Rothschild & Co Redburn started coverage on shares of Capital One Financial in a research note on Friday, August 1st. They set a “buy” rating and a $290.00 target price for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $266.00 to $276.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Barclays increased their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $257.00 to $271.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $261.63.

Insider Activity at Capital One Financial

In related news, CEO Richard D. Fairbank sold 103,487 shares of Capital One Financial stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $220.68, for a total transaction of $22,837,511.16. Following the sale, 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 document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Frank G. LapradeIii sold 17,840 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.03, for a total transaction of $3,961,015.20. Following the transaction, the insider owned 48,315 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,727,379.45. This represents a 26.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 274,013 shares of company stock valued at $61,045,903. 1.26% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Capital One Financial Stock Up 1.5%

Shares of NYSE COF opened at $217.60 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $138.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 91.81, a PEG ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.19. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $216.00 and its 200 day moving average is $212.14. Capital One Financial Corporation has a 52 week low of $143.22 and a 52 week high of $232.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.03.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 3rd. The financial services provider reported $5.95 earnings per share 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 during the quarter. Sell-side analysts forecast that Capital One Financial Corporation will post 15.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Increases Dividend

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