Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB Buys 123 Shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB increased its stake in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 3.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 4,257 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 123 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $759,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. raised its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 146,769 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $21,976,000 after buying an additional 7,331 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in Capital One Financial by 4.3% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 430,654 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $64,482,000 after acquiring an additional 17,825 shares during the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd raised its position in Capital One Financial by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 46,174 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $8,234,000 after purchasing an additional 2,006 shares in the last quarter. Catalina Capital Group LLC lifted its stake in Capital One Financial by 8.1% during the third quarter. Catalina Capital Group LLC now owns 1,609 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $241,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CWA Asset Management Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the 3rd quarter valued at $1,649,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Capital One Financial Trading Down 2.2 %

Shares of COF stock opened at $198.67 on Tuesday. Capital One Financial Co. has a 1-year low of $128.23 and a 1-year high of $208.63. 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 stock has a market cap of $75.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.14, a PEG ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.47. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $188.30 and a 200-day moving average of $166.87.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last released its earnings results 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. The business 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%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.81 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

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 paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.21%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio is presently 20.71%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on COF shares. Barclays boosted their price target on Capital One Financial from $219.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on Capital One Financial from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $162.00 to $186.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. Bank of America cut shares of Capital One Financial from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $203.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, UBS Group upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price 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 given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $196.31.

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.