Capital One Financial Corporation $COF Stock Purchased by Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.

Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. lifted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) by 1.7% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 427,460 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,237 shares during the quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. owned approximately 0.07% of Capital One Financial worth $82,530,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. State Street Corp increased its position in Capital One Financial by 107.9% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 57,278,732 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $11,491,259,000 after purchasing an additional 29,724,829 shares during the period. BlackRock Inc. raised its holdings in Capital One Financial by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 51,054,869 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $10,242,628,000 after purchasing an additional 236,643 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new position in Capital One Financial in the 2nd quarter worth $1,435,311,000. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in Capital One Financial by 36.2% in the 2nd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 7,108,112 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,426,029,000 after purchasing an additional 1,887,497 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 3.5% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 5,621,240 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,127,733,000 after purchasing an additional 187,532 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on COF shares. Wolfe Research lifted their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $255.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 25th. Evercore set a $220.00 price target on shares of Capital One Financial in a research report on Thursday, October 1st. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $219.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $260.00 to $269.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, BTIG Research raised their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $224.00 to $259.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Nineteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $256.32.

Capital One Financial Price Performance

Shares of COF stock opened at $205.98 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $126.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.16, a PEG ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.04. The business’s fifty day moving average is $207.03 and its 200 day moving average is $200.80. Capital One Financial Corporation has a twelve month low of $174.24 and a twelve month high of $259.64. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 20th. The financial services provider reported $6.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.53 by $1.16. The business had revenue of $16.31 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.25 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 11.54% and a net margin of 13.70%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $5.95 earnings per share. Research analysts expect that Capital One Financial Corporation will post 20.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 17th were issued a dividend of $0.80 per share. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 17th. Capital One Financial’s payout ratio is 19.80%.

Insider Transactions at Capital One Financial

In other news, General Counsel Matthew Cooper sold 3,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.22, for a total value of $686,770.00. Following the sale, the general counsel directly owned 79,694 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,637,556.68. This represents a 4.21% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Lia Dean sold 1,887 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $195.86, for a total transaction of $369,587.82. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 59,308 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,616,064.88. The trade was a 3.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 37,664 shares of company stock worth $7,914,162. 0.78% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Key Stories Impacting Capital One Financial

Here are the key news stories impacting Capital One Financial this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Capital One reported adjusted earnings of $6.69 per share, above the roughly $5.45–$5.50 analyst consensus, while revenue reached approximately $16.3 billion, up about 6% year over year. Net income rose to $3.54 billion, helping drive the favorable market reaction. Capital One Beats Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Profitability trends improved: net interest margin expanded to 8.41%, pre-provision earnings increased, and the provision for credit losses declined from the prior quarter. Domestic credit-card net charge-offs also improved to 3.98%. Capital One Reports $3.5 Billion Q3 Profit
• Positive Sentiment: Management said the Discover acquisition is progressing ahead of schedule, with annualized synergies reported at approximately $1.8 billion. Investors also noted share repurchases and continued growth in Global Payment Network transaction volume. Capital One Q3 Earnings Call Transcript
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan raised its COF price target from $227 to $241 and assigned an overweight rating. BMO also lifted its target from $219 to $225, though it retained a market perform rating, signaling upside potential but some analyst caution.
• Neutral Sentiment: Capital One plans to increase marketing and network investment to compete more aggressively, which could support long-term growth but may pressure near-term expenses. Capital One Will Step Up Marketing
• Negative Sentiment: Credit metrics were mixed: credit-card delinquencies of 30 days or more increased to 3.74%. In addition, several insiders have sold shares recently, although at least one transaction was conducted under a pre-arranged trading plan.

Capital One Financial Profile

Capital One Financial Corporation is a diversified financial services company headquartered in McLean, Virginia. Founded in 1994, the company operates as a bank holding company through Capital One, N.A., providing financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial customers.

Capital One is best known for its credit card business, which offers a range of consumer and business cards. Its other activities include consumer banking products such as checking and savings accounts, auto loans and retail banking services, as well as commercial banking services for businesses and institutions.

The company primarily serves customers in the United States through digital channels, branches and other distribution networks.