Entropy Technologies LP Decreases Stake in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Entropy Technologies LP decreased its holdings in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 43.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 8,226 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 6,285 shares during the quarter. Entropy Technologies LP’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $1,467,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter valued at about $32,000. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Capital One Financial during the third quarter worth about $36,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV increased its holdings in Capital One Financial by 135.0% in the third quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 289 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 166 shares in the last quarter. Eastern Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Finally, Prospera Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $47,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Capital One Financial Stock Down 1.7 %

Shares of NYSE:COF opened at $203.13 on Monday. Capital One Financial Co. has a 12-month low of $128.23 and a 12-month high of $208.63. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $188.30 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $166.72. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The firm has a market cap of $77.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.53, a PEG ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.47.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.78 by $0.31. The firm had revenue of $10.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.22 billion. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 9.46% and a return on equity of 9.45%. Capital One Financial’s revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.81 earnings per share. On average, research analysts forecast that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.41 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be issued a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.18%. Capital One Financial’s payout ratio is currently 20.71%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Capital One Financial

In other Capital One Financial news, insider Michael Zamsky sold 10,541 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $190.26, for a total transaction of $2,005,530.66. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 26,482 shares in the company, valued at $5,038,465.32. The trade was a 28.47 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently weighed in on COF. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Capital One Financial from $162.00 to $186.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $219.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $182.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. Finally, UBS Group upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the company from $168.00 to $235.00 in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $196.31.

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.