Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Shares Sold by Global Retirement Partners LLC

Global Retirement Partners LLC lowered its holdings in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 27.8% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 2,024 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 780 shares during the quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $361,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 3.9% in the fourth quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,428 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $255,000 after buying an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC lifted its stake in Capital One Financial by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC now owns 1,777 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $317,000 after buying an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. TFB Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. TFB Advisors LLC now owns 1,488 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $265,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Money Concepts Capital Corp raised its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Money Concepts Capital Corp now owns 1,565 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $279,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares during the period. Finally, Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. lifted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. now owns 1,852 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $330,000 after acquiring an additional 62 shares in the last quarter. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

COF has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Barclays lifted their price target on Capital One Financial from $219.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. Argus upgraded shares of Capital One Financial to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Bank of America upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $207.00 to $235.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. Finally, HSBC upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $176.00 price target on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $202.27.

Capital One Financial Price Performance

NYSE:COF opened at $199.93 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.98. The company has a 50-day moving average of $191.76 and a 200-day moving average of $171.47. Capital One Financial Co. has a 52 week low of $128.23 and a 52 week high of $210.67. The company has a market capitalization of $76.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.25, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.47.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.78 by $0.31. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 9.46%. The company had revenue of $10.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.22 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.81 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be paid a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.20%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio 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.