Uncommon Cents Investing LLC Has $844,000 Stake in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Uncommon Cents Investing LLC reduced its stake in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 4.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 4,735 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 200 shares during the quarter. Uncommon Cents Investing LLC’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $844,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 3,721 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $664,000 after buying an additional 154 shares during the period. Strong Tower Advisory Services raised its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Strong Tower Advisory Services now owns 36,858 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $6,573,000 after acquiring an additional 109 shares in the last quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at $218,000. LVW Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at about $247,000. Finally, City Holding Co. increased its position in Capital One Financial by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. City Holding Co. now owns 5,010 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $893,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. 89.84% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on COF. Hsbc Global Res upgraded Capital One Financial from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $162.00 to $186.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $163.00 to $184.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, HSBC raised shares of Capital One Financial from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $176.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Capital One Financial currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $188.06.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

NYSE:COF opened at $191.16 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $183.82 and its 200-day moving average is $160.45. The company has a market cap of $72.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.05, a PEG ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.00. Capital One Financial Co. has a 52-week low of $123.23 and a 52-week high of $198.30.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The financial services provider reported $4.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.70 by $0.81. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.00% and a net margin of 8.80%. The firm had revenue of $10 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.88 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $4.45 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts anticipate that Capital One Financial Co. will post 13.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 22nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 14th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.26%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio is currently 22.66%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Capital One Financial

In other news, insider Kara West sold 721 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.73, for a total value of $133,190.33. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 12,929 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,388,374.17. This represents a 5.28 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Mark Daniel Mouadeb sold 1,994 shares of the firm’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 transaction, the insider now owns 19,776 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,211,029.12. This trade represents a 9.16 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 13,256 shares of company stock valued at $2,462,487 in the last 90 days. 1.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.