Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Shares Sold by Quotient Wealth Partners LLC

Quotient Wealth Partners LLC lowered its position in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 13.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,081 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 630 shares during the period. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $728,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of COF. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 16,506,861 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,471,572,000 after acquiring an additional 74,784 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in Capital One Financial by 2.8% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 10,387,265 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,649,488,000 after purchasing an additional 280,462 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Capital One Financial by 0.7% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 9,694,297 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,451,527,000 after purchasing an additional 72,097 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Capital One Financial by 2.0% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 8,020,160 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,198,664,000 after purchasing an additional 159,616 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FMR LLC raised its holdings in Capital One Financial by 21.4% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 6,640,951 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $994,350,000 after purchasing an additional 1,169,395 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently commented on COF shares. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $182.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. HSBC raised Capital One Financial from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $176.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on Capital One Financial from $163.00 to $184.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price target on Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Finally, Bank of America cut Capital One Financial from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $203.00 to $200.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $196.31.

Capital One Financial Stock Down 1.7 %

Shares of NYSE:COF opened at $203.13 on Friday. Capital One Financial Co. has a fifty-two week low of $128.23 and a fifty-two week high of $208.63. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $188.30 and its 200-day simple moving average is $166.58. The company 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 issued its earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.78 by $0.31. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 9.46%. The business had revenue of $10.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.22 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.81 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity

In other Capital One Financial news, insider Michael Zamsky sold 10,541 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the insider now directly owns 26,482 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,038,465.32. This represents a 28.47 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

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.