Capital One Financial Corporation $COF Stock Holdings Lifted by Venture Visionary Partners LLC

Venture Visionary Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) by 14.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 65,863 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,299 shares during the quarter. Venture Visionary Partners LLC’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $12,716,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sculptor Capital LP purchased a new stake in Capital One Financial in the 1st quarter worth about $33,932,000. Swiss National Bank increased its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 6.5% in the 1st quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 1,865,716 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $340,363,000 after purchasing an additional 113,200 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company purchased a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the second quarter worth approximately $73,364,000. Levin Capital Strategies L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 3.3% during the first quarter. Levin Capital Strategies L.P. now owns 179,757 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $32,793,000 after purchasing an additional 5,707 shares during the period. Finally, Professional Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in Capital One Financial by 645.8% during the second quarter. Professional Financial Advisors LLC now owns 9,710 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,948,000 after purchasing an additional 8,408 shares in the last quarter. 89.84% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Capital One Financial News Roundup

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

Insider Transactions at Capital One Financial

In other news, insider Lia Dean sold 2,066 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $206.07, for a total transaction of $425,740.62. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 61,195 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,610,453.65. This trade represents a 3.27% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Michael Zamsky sold 5,473 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $218.02, for a total transaction of $1,193,223.46. Following the transaction, the insider owned 27,992 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,102,815.84. This represents a 16.35% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 33,850 shares of company stock worth $7,167,152. 0.78% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

COF has been the topic of a number of research reports. BTIG Research upped their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $224.00 to $259.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. Citigroup dropped their price objective on Capital One Financial from $295.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, September 29th. Bank of America dropped their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $234.00 to $231.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $215.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price target on Capital One Financial from $275.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Twenty analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $257.77.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

NYSE COF traded up $0.07 during 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 52 week low of $174.24 and a 52 week high of $259.64. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. The firm has a market cap of $120.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 1.04. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $210.58 and a 200 day moving average price of $199.53.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 21st. The financial services provider reported $5.81 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.79 by $1.02. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 13.37% and a return on equity of 11.28%. The firm had revenue of $15.83 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.76 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $5.48 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 26.9% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts forecast that Capital One Financial Corporation will post 20.32 earnings per share 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. Investors of record on Monday, August 17th were given a $0.80 dividend. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 17th. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 19.80%.

Capital One Financial Profile

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.