Martingale Asset Management L P Purchases 17,161 Shares of Capital One Financial Corporation $COF

Martingale Asset Management L P increased its position in Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) by 21.6% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 96,531 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 17,161 shares during the quarter. Martingale Asset Management L P’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $23,395,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in Capital One Financial by 529.4% during the fourth quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 107 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC bought a new stake in Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Capital One Financial by 1,312.5% during the fourth quarter. Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC now owns 113 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Strive Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Capital One Financial during the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Olistico Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. 89.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Capital One Financial

In other news, insider Celia Karam sold 1,749 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $192.58, for a total value of $336,822.42. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 61,579 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,858,883.82. The trade was a 2.76% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, General Counsel Matthew W. Cooper sold 3,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $183.93, for a total transaction of $643,755.00. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel owned 97,194 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,876,892.42. The trade was a 3.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 8,040 shares of company stock worth $1,498,615. 0.78% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Capital One Financial Trading Up 1.3%

Shares of COF opened at $184.44 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $114.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.72, a PEG ratio of 0.65 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.03. Capital One Financial Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $174.24 and a fifty-two week high of $259.64. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $189.13 and a 200-day moving average price of $207.36.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 21st. The financial services provider reported $4.42 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.08 by ($0.66). The business had revenue of $15.23 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.68 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 10.59% and a net margin of 4.29%.The company’s revenue was up 52.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $4.06 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Capital One Financial Corporation will post 19.51 earnings per share for the current year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 19th were issued a $0.80 dividend. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 19th. Capital One Financial’s payout ratio is presently 112.28%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have issued reports on COF. TD Cowen dropped their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $290.00 to $260.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Truist Financial dropped their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $275.00 to $255.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $300.00 to $260.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $213.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $280.00 to $260.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. Seventeen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Capital One Financial currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $258.75.

About Capital One Financial

Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) is a diversified bank holding company headquartered in McLean, Virginia. The company’s core businesses include credit card lending, consumer and commercial banking, and auto finance. Capital One issues a wide range of credit card products for consumers and small businesses, and it operates deposit and digital banking services aimed at retail customers and small to midsize enterprises.

Products and services include credit and charge cards, checking and savings accounts (including the online-focused Capital One 360 platform), auto loans, and commercial lending solutions.