Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. Buys 1,918 Shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) by 80.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 4,305 shares of the financial services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 1,918 shares during the quarter. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc.'s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $768,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of COF. Bfsg LLC bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter valued at about $32,000. Finally, Decker Retirement Planning Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Institutional investors own 89.84% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have commented on COF shares. Robert W. Baird upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and raised their target price for the stock from $190.00 to $200.00 in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $198.00 to $170.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. BTIG Research upgraded Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $208.00 price target on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. Finally, HSBC raised Capital One Financial from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $176.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $206.73.

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Capital One Financial Stock Performance

NYSE COF traded down $3.64 on Wednesday, hitting $148.71. 1,283,521 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,975,145. The company has a market capitalization of $56.73 billion, a PE ratio of 12.82, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.24. 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 business's fifty day moving average is $184.89 and its 200 day moving average is $178.77. Capital One Financial Co. has a 52 week low of $128.23 and a 52 week high of $210.67.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.78 by $0.31. The business had revenue of $10.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.22 billion. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 9.46% and a return on equity of 9.45%. Capital One Financial's revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.81 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.61%. Capital One Financial's dividend payout ratio is currently 20.71%.

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.