Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. Purchases 382 Shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. grew its position in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 14.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,116 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 382 shares during the quarter. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc.’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $467,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. LRI Investments LLC bought a new position in Capital One Financial in the first quarter worth $25,000. Y.D. More Investments Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Capital One Financial in the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Hobbs Group Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the 2nd quarter worth about $29,000. Unique Wealth Strategies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the 2nd quarter valued at about $36,000. Finally, Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Capital One Financial in the third quarter valued at about $36,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have commented on the stock. Evercore ISI raised their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $163.00 to $184.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Royal Bank of Canada raised their target price on Capital One Financial from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on Capital One Financial from $182.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. Barclays lifted their price objective on Capital One Financial from $154.00 to $158.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 8th. Finally, Citigroup began coverage on Capital One Financial in a report on Friday, September 20th. They set a “buy” rating and a $190.00 price target for the company. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $160.18.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Frank G. LapradeIii sold 15,751 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $160.00, for a total value of $2,520,160.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 44,711 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,153,760. The trade was a 26.05 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Michael Zamsky sold 10,541 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $190.26, for a total value of $2,005,530.66. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 26,482 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,038,465.32. This represents a 28.47 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 29,007 shares of company stock valued at $4,982,647. 1.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Capital One Financial Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:COF opened at $191.50 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $73.06 billion, a PE ratio of 18.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.43. Capital One Financial Co. has a 52 week low of $105.43 and a 52 week high of $198.30. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $164.10 and its 200-day moving average is $148.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.00.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The financial services provider reported $4.51 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.70 by $0.81. The company had revenue of $10 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.88 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.00% and a net margin of 8.80%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $4.45 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts predict that Capital One Financial Co. will post 13.54 earnings per share for the current year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 22nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were paid a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.25%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 14th. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio is currently 22.66%.

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.