Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Shares Sold by CKW Financial Group

CKW Financial Group reduced its position in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 30.9% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 950 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 425 shares during the quarter. CKW Financial Group’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $169,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Capital One Financial by 51.1% during the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 43,107 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $7,687,000 after acquiring an additional 14,570 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter worth $216,000. KBC Group NV boosted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 282.2% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 623,470 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $111,177,000 after purchasing an additional 460,339 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 37.1% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 4,495 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $802,000 after purchasing an additional 1,217 shares during the period. Finally, Stablepoint Partners LLC increased its stake in Capital One Financial by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Stablepoint Partners LLC now owns 39,416 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $7,029,000 after purchasing an additional 238 shares during the last quarter. 89.84% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have commented on COF shares. Truist Financial initiated coverage on Capital One Financial in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $229.00 price target for the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $232.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. Evercore ISI increased their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $163.00 to $184.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $219.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on Capital One Financial from $182.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $190.47.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Mark Daniel Mouadeb sold 1,994 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.37, for a total value of $323,765.78. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 19,776 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,211,029.12. The trade was a 9.16 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Michael Zamsky sold 10,541 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $190.26, for a total value of $2,005,530.66. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 26,482 shares in the company, valued at $5,038,465.32. This trade represents a 28.47 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 13,256 shares of company stock worth $2,462,487. 1.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Capital One Financial Stock Down 0.3 %

NYSE COF opened at $203.32 on Monday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $185.08 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $162.79. Capital One Financial Co. has a fifty-two week low of $128.23 and a fifty-two week high of $207.24. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The stock has a market cap of $77.51 billion, a PE ratio of 17.54, a P/E/G ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.46.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.78 by $0.31. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 9.46% and a return on equity of 9.45%. The company had revenue of $10.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10,220,675.12 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.81 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.22 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 22nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were given a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.18%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 14th. Capital One Financial’s payout ratio is 20.71%.

Capital One Financial 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.