Capital One Financial Corporation $COF Shares Acquired by Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC

Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC grew its holdings in Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) by 40.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 16,797 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,864 shares during the quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $4,071,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Tompkins Financial Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. Tompkins Financial Corp now owns 977 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $237,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the period. Focus Financial Network Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 1,570 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $380,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares during the period. First Command Advisory Services Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 1,067 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $259,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares during the period. Stephens Consulting LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 10.3% during the fourth quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 504 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $122,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the period. Finally, Dogwood Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 26.0% during the fourth quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC now owns 228 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on COF shares. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their target price on Capital One Financial from $275.00 to $235.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Capital One Financial from $213.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Evercore decreased their target price on Capital One Financial from $265.00 to $222.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 6th. TD Cowen decreased their target price on Capital One Financial from $290.00 to $260.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. Finally, Barclays lifted their target price on Capital One Financial from $226.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Capital One Financial presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $258.75.

Insider Activity at Capital One Financial

In related news, insider Lia Dean sold 1,692 shares of Capital One Financial stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $185.61, for a total transaction of $314,052.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 65,454 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,148,916.94. This trade represents a 2.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Celia Karam sold 1,749 shares of Capital One Financial stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $192.58, for a total value of $336,822.42. Following the transaction, the insider owned 61,579 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,858,883.82. This represents a 2.76% 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 8,040 shares of company stock worth $1,498,615. 0.78% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Capital One Financial Stock Up 1.5%

Shares of COF stock opened at $183.11 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $189.14 and a 200 day moving average of $207.87. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The stock has a market cap of $113.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 64.25, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.03. Capital One Financial Corporation has a twelve month low of $174.98 and a twelve month high of $259.64.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The financial services provider reported $4.42 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.08 by ($0.66). The company had revenue of $15.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.68 billion. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 4.29% and a return on equity of 10.59%. The firm’s revenue was up 52.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $4.06 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Capital One Financial Corporation will post 19.13 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 19th were given a dividend of $0.80 per share. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 19th. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 112.28%.

About Capital One Financial

Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) is a diversified bank holding company headquartered in McLean, Virginia. The company’s core businesses include credit card lending, consumer and commercial banking, and auto finance. Capital One issues a wide range of credit card products for consumers and small businesses, and it operates deposit and digital banking services aimed at retail customers and small to midsize enterprises.

Products and services include credit and charge cards, checking and savings accounts (including the online-focused Capital One 360 platform), auto loans, and commercial lending solutions.