1,768 Shares in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Bought by John & Kathleen Schreiber Foundation

John & Kathleen Schreiber Foundation acquired a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund acquired 1,768 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $315,000. Capital One Financial comprises about 0.2% of John & Kathleen Schreiber Foundation’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest position.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Egerton Capital UK LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $279,159,000. FMR LLC raised its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 21.4% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 6,640,951 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $994,350,000 after purchasing an additional 1,169,395 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter worth about $130,683,000. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 268.7% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 975,439 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $146,052,000 after buying an additional 710,881 shares during the period. Finally, Southpoint Capital Advisors LP bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the 3rd quarter valued at about $104,811,000. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have commented on the company. Baird R W upgraded Capital One Financial from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. UBS Group upgraded Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $168.00 to $235.00 in a research note on Monday, January 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $182.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, Bank of America upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $207.00 to $235.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $206.67.

Capital One Financial Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:COF opened at $172.06 on Monday. Capital One Financial Co. has a 1 year low of $128.23 and a 1 year high of $210.67. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $192.37 and a 200 day simple moving average of $175.64. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The firm has a market cap of $65.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.85, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.47.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.78 by $0.31. The business had revenue of $10.19 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.22 billion. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 9.46% and a return on equity of 9.45%. Capital One Financial’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.81 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.39%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial’s payout ratio is 20.71%.

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.