CENTRAL TRUST Co Acquires 522 Shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

CENTRAL TRUST Co grew its holdings in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 15.9% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 3,812 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 522 shares during the period. CENTRAL TRUST Co’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $680,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Western Pacific Wealth Management LP raised its stake in Capital One Financial by 28.8% in the fourth quarter. Western Pacific Wealth Management LP now owns 3,420 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $610,000 after purchasing an additional 765 shares in the last quarter. Greenleaf Trust raised its stake in Capital One Financial by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 10,688 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,906,000 after purchasing an additional 203 shares in the last quarter. Golden State Equity Partners raised its stake in Capital One Financial by 110.0% in the fourth quarter. Golden State Equity Partners now owns 2,772 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $494,000 after purchasing an additional 1,452 shares in the last quarter. Spire Wealth Management raised its stake in Capital One Financial by 14.7% in the fourth quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 5,609 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,000,000 after purchasing an additional 717 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Richardson Financial Services Inc. raised its stake in Capital One Financial by 27.2% in the fourth quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 2,767 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $492,000 after purchasing an additional 592 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Capital One Financial Trading Down 1.3 %

NYSE COF opened at $200.99 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $76.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.34, a PEG ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.47. Capital One Financial Co. has a one year low of $128.23 and a one year high of $208.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The business’s fifty day moving average is $187.16 and its 200-day moving average is $164.88.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.78 by $0.31. The company had revenue of $10.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.22 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 9.46%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.81 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.44 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

COF has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. HSBC raised Capital One Financial from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $176.00 price target for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. UBS Group raised Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $168.00 to $235.00 in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their target price on Capital One Financial from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Barclays boosted their target price on Capital One Financial from $219.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $196.31.

Insider Activity at Capital One Financial

In related news, insider Kara West sold 721 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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. The trade was a 5.28 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Michael Zamsky sold 10,541 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $190.26, for a total value of $2,005,530.66. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 26,482 shares in the company, valued at $5,038,465.32. This represents a 28.47 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 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.