Asset Management One Co. Ltd. Has $27.04 Million Position in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Asset Management One Co. Ltd. raised its stake in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) by 2.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 150,030 shares of the financial services provider's stock after buying an additional 3,261 shares during the quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd.'s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $27,038,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in Capital One Financial by 4.3% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 430,654 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $64,482,000 after purchasing an additional 17,825 shares during the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 46,174 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $8,234,000 after buying an additional 2,006 shares during the last quarter. Catalina Capital Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 8.1% during the third quarter. Catalina Capital Group LLC now owns 1,609 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $241,000 after buying an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the third quarter valued at approximately $1,649,000. Finally, Dai ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 36.8% during the third quarter. Dai ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd now owns 11,162 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,671,000 after buying an additional 3,000 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.84% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

COF has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $182.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. UBS Group upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price objective for the company from $168.00 to $235.00 in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $162.00 to $186.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $196.31.

Capital One Financial Trading Up 0.8 %

Capital One Financial stock traded up $1.57 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $203.13. The stock had a trading volume of 1,577,624 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,241,902. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $189.86 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $168.99. Capital One Financial Co. has a twelve month low of $128.23 and a twelve month high of $208.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The firm has a market cap of $77.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.51, a PEG ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.47.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.78 by $0.31. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 9.46% and a return on equity of 9.45%. The firm had revenue of $10.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.22 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.81 EPS. The company's revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts anticipate that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.41 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be paid a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.18%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial's dividend payout ratio is 20.71%.

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.