WINTON GROUP Ltd Purchases Shares of 24,745 Capital One Financial Corporation $COF

WINTON GROUP Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor acquired 24,745 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $5,265,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Capital One Financial by 3.6% in the second quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC now owns 1,407 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $299,000 after buying an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors L.P. grew its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter. Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors L.P. now owns 16,603 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $3,532,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 66.7% in the 2nd quarter. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 125 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Culbertson A N & Co. Inc. raised its holdings in Capital One Financial by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Culbertson A N & Co. Inc. now owns 11,365 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,418,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Finally, TFB Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Capital One Financial by 3.4% in the 1st quarter. TFB Advisors LLC now owns 1,539 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $276,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the period. 89.84% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Capital One Financial Price Performance

Shares of NYSE COF opened at $231.37 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $215.82 and a 200-day simple moving average of $213.60. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The stock has a market capitalization of $147.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 97.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.55 and a beta of 1.16. Capital One Financial Corporation has a 52 week low of $143.22 and a 52 week high of $233.01.

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

Capital One Financial Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 17th were paid a dividend of $0.80 per share. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. This is an increase from Capital One Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 17th. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio is presently 135.02%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

COF has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on Capital One Financial from $224.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Truist Financial lifted their price target 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. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $245.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $267.00 to $272.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 26th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $262.05.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Capital One Financial news, insider Lia Dean sold 3,269 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $218.15, for a total value of $713,132.35. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 69,855 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,238,868.25. This trade represents a 4.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Neal Blinde sold 43,200 shares of Capital One Financial stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $221.83, for a total value of $9,583,056.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 73,020 shares in the company, valued at approximately $16,198,026.60. This represents a 37.17% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 280,218 shares of company stock worth $62,395,804 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 1.26% of the company’s stock.

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.