Capital One Financial Corporation $COF Shares Purchased by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. increased its position in Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) by 78.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 187,704 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 82,736 shares during the quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $39,936,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of COF. Intrua Financial LLC purchased a new position in Capital One Financial in the second quarter valued at about $224,000. Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 34.9% in the 2nd quarter. Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,501 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $958,000 after purchasing an additional 1,165 shares during the last quarter. Thompson Davis & CO. Inc. raised its stake in Capital One Financial by 143.5% during the second quarter. Thompson Davis & CO. Inc. now owns 6,147 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,308,000 after buying an additional 3,623 shares in the last quarter. Good Life Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $216,000. Finally, WASHINGTON TRUST Co raised its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 122.2% during the second quarter. WASHINGTON TRUST Co now owns 3,355 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $714,000 after purchasing an additional 1,845 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded Capital One Financial from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 26th. Redburn Atlantic upgraded shares of Capital One Financial to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and issued a $264.00 price objective on shares of Capital One Financial in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $260.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, September 12th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Capital One Financial in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $261.63.

Insider Transactions at Capital One Financial

In related news, insider Neal Blinde sold 43,200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.83, for a total transaction of $9,583,056.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 73,020 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,198,026.60. This trade represents a 37.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CAO Timothy P. Golden sold 207 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $215.41, for a total transaction of $44,589.87. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 8,780 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,891,299.80. This represents a 2.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 256,380 shares of company stock valued at $57,129,478 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 1.26% of the company’s stock.

Capital One Financial Stock Down 2.5%

Capital One Financial stock opened at $216.65 on Friday. Capital One Financial Corporation has a twelve month low of $143.22 and a twelve month high of $232.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.03. The firm has a market cap of $137.73 billion, a PE ratio of 91.41, a P/E/G ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.19. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $218.92 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $210.58.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The financial services provider reported $5.95 EPS for the quarter. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 2.24% and a return on equity of 10.94%. The business had revenue of $15.46 billion for the quarter. On average, research analysts predict that Capital One Financial Corporation will post 15.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 17th will be given a $0.80 dividend. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 17th. This is an increase from Capital One Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. Capital One Financial’s payout ratio is currently 135.02%.

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.