Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Shares Bought by Montag A & Associates Inc.

Montag A & Associates Inc. grew its stake in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 143.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,508 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,066 shares during the quarter. Montag A & Associates Inc.’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $626,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Capital One Financial by 3.9% during the 4th quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,428 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $255,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC lifted its stake in Capital One Financial by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC now owns 1,777 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $317,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. TFB Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Capital One Financial by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. TFB Advisors LLC now owns 1,488 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $265,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the period. Money Concepts Capital Corp increased its stake in Capital One Financial by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Money Concepts Capital Corp now owns 1,565 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $279,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. raised its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. now owns 1,852 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $330,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently commented on COF. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price target 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Capital One Financial from $162.00 to $186.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. Argus upgraded Capital One Financial to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on 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. Finally, UBS Group raised Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $168.00 to $235.00 in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $196.31.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE COF opened at $202.25 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 debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.98. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $189.51 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $168.58. The firm has a market cap of $77.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.45, a PEG ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.47.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last released 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 firm had revenue of $10.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.22 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.81 earnings per share. Capital One Financial’s revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts forecast that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.41 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.19%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. 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.