Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Holdings Lifted by National Pension Service

National Pension Service lifted its stake in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 18.0% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 968,098 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 147,574 shares during the period. National Pension Service’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $144,953,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. KG&L Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 7.6% in the 3rd quarter. KG&L Capital Management LLC now owns 2,874 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $430,000 after acquiring an additional 204 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its stake in Capital One Financial by 5.2% in the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 40,114 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $6,187,000 after buying an additional 1,998 shares during the last quarter. Whitener Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in Capital One Financial by 7.2% in the 3rd quarter. Whitener Capital Management Inc. now owns 6,379 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $955,000 after buying an additional 429 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its stake in Capital One Financial by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 88,415 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $13,239,000 after buying an additional 764 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Prossimo Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Capital One Financial by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. Prossimo Advisors LLC now owns 2,735 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $410,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the period. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Capital One Financial Stock Down 1.6 %

COF stock opened at $161.28 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $150.51 and a 200-day moving average price of $143.94. Capital One Financial Co. has a 12 month low of $102.63 and a 12 month high of $167.93. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $61.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.43.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 24th. The financial services provider reported $4.51 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.70 by $0.81. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 8.80% and a return on equity of 9.00%. The company had revenue of $10 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.88 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $4.45 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Capital One Financial Co. will post 13.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, November 14th will be paid a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.49%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio is currently 22.66%.

Insider Transactions at Capital One Financial

In other news, insider Frank G. LapradeIii sold 15,751 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $160.00, for a total transaction of $2,520,160.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 44,711 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,153,760. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 1.30% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Evercore ISI increased their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $163.00 to $184.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Citigroup assumed coverage on shares of Capital One Financial in a research report on Friday, September 20th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $190.00 price objective on the stock. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $154.00 to $158.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 8th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada upped their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Capital One Financial presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $156.35.

About Capital One Financial

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.