Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Stock Position Raised by SG Americas Securities LLC

SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 19.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 325,378 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 52,302 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $58,021,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Magnus Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at $210,000. Global Trust Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 11.1% in the fourth quarter. Global Trust Asset Management LLC now owns 3,436 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $613,000 after purchasing an additional 343 shares in the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 154,453 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $27,542,000 after purchasing an additional 822 shares in the last quarter. Genesis Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at $200,000. Finally, Simon Quick Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 14.3% in the fourth quarter. Simon Quick Advisors LLC now owns 2,205 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $393,000 after purchasing an additional 276 shares in the last quarter. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

NYSE COF opened at $201.21 on Thursday. Capital One Financial Co. has a 52-week low of $128.23 and a 52-week high of $202.15. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $183.98 and a 200 day simple moving average of $161.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.00. The company has a market capitalization of $76.71 billion, a PE ratio of 19.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.46.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.78 by $0.31. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 8.80% and a return on equity of 9.00%. The company had revenue of $10.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10,220,675.12 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.81 earnings per share. Capital One Financial’s revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts predict that Capital One Financial Co. will post 13.53 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 22nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.19%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 14th. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 22.66%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Capital One Financial news, insider Michael Zamsky sold 10,541 shares of Capital One Financial stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,038,465.32. This trade represents a 28.47 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Mark Daniel Mouadeb sold 1,994 shares of Capital One Financial stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.37, for a total transaction of $323,765.78. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 19,776 shares in the company, valued at $3,211,029.12. This trade represents a 9.16 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 13,256 shares of company stock valued at $2,462,487. 1.30% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

COF has been the subject of several recent research reports. Bank of America lowered Capital One Financial from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $203.00 to $200.00 in a report on Monday, December 9th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on Capital One Financial from $163.00 to $184.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Capital One Financial from $162.00 to $186.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price objective on Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $190.47.

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.