Asset Management One Co. Ltd. Buys 3,261 Shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Asset Management One Co. Ltd. increased its stake in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 2.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 150,030 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,261 shares during the period. Asset Management One Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $27,038,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Avestar Capital LLC raised its position in Capital One Financial by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. Avestar Capital LLC now owns 7,617 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,358,000 after purchasing an additional 222 shares during the last quarter. MontVue Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter valued at $206,000. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC raised its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC now owns 1,777 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $317,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. TFB Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. TFB Advisors LLC now owns 1,488 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $265,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quent Capital LLC raised its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 5.7% during the 4th quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 1,929 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $344,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Capital One Financial Trading Up 2.5 %

Capital One Financial stock opened at $202.25 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $189.22 and a 200-day moving average of $167.98. 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 company has a market cap of $77.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.45, a P/E/G ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.47.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 9.46% and a return on equity of 9.45%. The company 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 quarterly revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts expect that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.19%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio is 20.71%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

COF has been the subject of several recent research reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $232.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. UBS Group upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the company from $168.00 to $235.00 in a research report on Monday, January 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $162.00 to $186.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Evercore ISI upped their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $163.00 to $184.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective 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. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $196.31.

About Capital One Financial

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.