25,644 Shares in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Purchased by New Age Alpha Advisors LLC

New Age Alpha Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 25,644 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $4,573,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in COF. Bfsg LLC acquired a new position in shares of Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new position in Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter worth $32,000. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter worth $32,000. 89.84% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of Capital One Financial from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Baird R W raised Capital One Financial from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. Citigroup decreased their price target on Capital One Financial from $245.00 to $230.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 24th. UBS Group upgraded Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $168.00 to $235.00 in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $206.63.

Capital One Financial Trading Down 2.7 %

Shares of Capital One Financial stock opened at $173.32 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $190.70 and a 200 day moving average price of $177.36. The company has a market capitalization of $66.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.95, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.98. Capital One Financial Co. has a 1 year low of $128.23 and a 1 year high of $210.67.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 9.46%. The business’s revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.81 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.38%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.71%.

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.