Capital One Financial Corporation $COF Shares Newly Acquired by Elm3 Financial Group LLC

Elm3 Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 2,614 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $505,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of COF. Bell Investment Advisors Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 17.8% during the 1st quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 344 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $63,000 after acquiring an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 1.6% during the first quarter. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,462 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $632,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. VeraBank N.A. increased its stake in Capital One Financial by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. VeraBank N.A. now owns 2,063 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $500,000 after buying an additional 55 shares during the period. Louisbourg Investments Inc. boosted its position in Capital One Financial by 6.7% in the 1st quarter. Louisbourg Investments Inc. now owns 870 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $159,000 after buying an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in Capital One Financial by 3.1% in the 2nd quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,014 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $404,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. 89.84% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Celia Karam sold 2,017 shares of Capital One Financial stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $206.07, for a total transaction of $415,643.19. Following the sale, the insider owned 57,696 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,889,414.72. The trade was a 3.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Ravi Raghu sold 9,726 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $209.78, for a total value of $2,040,320.28. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 26,328 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,523,087.84. This represents a 26.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 33,850 shares of company stock valued at $7,167,152 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.78% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen lowered Capital One Financial from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, August 2nd. UBS Group raised their price objective on Capital One Financial from $275.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Barclays cut their target price on Capital One Financial from $240.00 to $237.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $245.00 target price on Capital One Financial in a research note on Thursday, August 20th. Finally, Citigroup decreased their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $295.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, September 29th. Twenty equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $257.77.

Key Stories Impacting Capital One Financial

Here are the key news stories impacting Capital One Financial this week:

• Positive Sentiment: TD Cowen maintains a “buy” rating: The firm lowered its price target to $242 from $253 but still sees substantial potential upside from recent levels. The continued buy rating provides support ahead of Capital One’s third-quarter results. Capital One Financial Price Target Cut to $242.00 by Analysts at TD Cowen
• Positive Sentiment: Capital One ranks highly for banking artificial intelligence adoption: Capital One placed second in the Evident AI banking index, suggesting the company is advancing its use of artificial intelligence and could gain efficiency or competitive advantages as adoption accelerates across the industry. JPMorgan tops Evident AI banking index for fifth straight year
• Neutral Sentiment: The Discover transaction remains a valuation catalyst: Commentary suggests the acquisition could materially reprice COF shares, but the ultimate effect depends on integration, financing, regulatory developments and the deal’s impact on earnings. Capital One: The Discover Deal Could Reprice The Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Money-laundering compliance remains a regulatory risk: Capital One previously paid $390 million over alleged failures to identify suspicious transactions. The article highlights the broader risk that banks may face legal or regulatory consequences both for missing suspicious activity and for closing accounts after detecting it, potentially increasing compliance costs and litigation exposure. Banks Got Punished for Missing Money Laundering. Now They Get Punished for Catching It
• Negative Sentiment: General Counsel Matthew Cooper sold shares: Cooper sold 3,500 shares worth approximately $686,770, reducing his holdings by 4.21%. However, the transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, which makes it a weaker bearish signal than a discretionary sale. SEC insider transaction filing

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE COF traded up $0.07 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $195.89. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,230,483 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,661,029. Capital One Financial Corporation has a 1-year low of $174.24 and a 1-year high of $259.64. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $210.58 and its 200-day moving average price is $199.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.02. The firm has a market cap of $120.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.12, a P/E/G ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 1.04.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 21st. The financial services provider reported $5.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.79 by $1.02. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 11.28% and a net margin of 13.37%.The business had revenue of $15.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.76 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $5.48 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 26.9% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Capital One Financial Corporation will post 20.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 17th were given a $0.80 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 17th. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio is 19.80%.

About Capital One Financial

Capital One Financial Corp. is a diversified financial services company headquartered in McLean, Virginia. Founded in 1994, the company provides credit cards, consumer banking products, auto financing and commercial banking services through its Capital One brand.

Capital One offers credit cards for consumers and businesses, checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, personal loans and auto loans. Its commercial banking operations serve businesses, institutions and commercial real estate clients with lending, deposit, treasury management and other financial services.

Capital One primarily serves customers in the United States, with additional operations in Canada and the United Kingdom.