2,084 Shares in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Acquired by Farringdon Capital Ltd.

Farringdon Capital Ltd. bought a new position in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm bought 2,084 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $372,000.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Barclays PLC grew its position in Capital One Financial by 2.9% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 1,042,273 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $156,058,000 after acquiring an additional 29,416 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp grew its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 128,304 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $19,211,000 after purchasing an additional 620 shares during the period. Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. increased its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 4.1% during the 3rd quarter. Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. now owns 2,130 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $319,000 after purchasing an additional 83 shares during the last quarter. Arvest Bank Trust Division purchased a new stake in Capital One Financial in the 3rd quarter valued at about $8,310,000. Finally, Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new stake in Capital One Financial in the 3rd quarter valued at about $619,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

COF has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Bank of America upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $207.00 to $235.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. Baird R W raised Capital One Financial from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on Capital One Financial from $198.00 to $170.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Citigroup cut their price objective on Capital One Financial from $245.00 to $230.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 24th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada set a $190.00 target price on Capital One Financial and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $206.07.

Capital One Financial Trading Up 1.7 %

NYSE COF opened at $162.77 on Friday. Capital One Financial Co. has a 52 week low of $128.23 and a 52 week high of $210.67. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $178.17 and a two-hundred day moving average of $179.39. The stock has a market capitalization of $62.09 billion, a PE ratio of 14.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.78 by $0.31. The firm had revenue of $10.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.22 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 9.46%. Capital One Financial’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 company posted $2.81 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts expect that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were given a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.47%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.