Aviva PLC Has $40.99 Million Stock Position in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Aviva PLC lowered its stake in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) by 46.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 229,887 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 199,946 shares during the period. Aviva PLC owned approximately 0.06% of Capital One Financial worth $40,993,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Norden Group LLC raised its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Norden Group LLC now owns 2,010 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $358,000 after buying an additional 51 shares in the last quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC raised its position in Capital One Financial by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,428 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $255,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC lifted its stake in Capital One Financial by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC now owns 1,777 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $317,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. TFB Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Capital One Financial by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. TFB Advisors LLC now owns 1,488 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $265,000 after buying an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Family Legacy Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Family Legacy Inc. now owns 7,980 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,438,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.84% of the company's stock.

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Capital One Financial Trading Down 2.2 %

Capital One Financial stock traded down $3.61 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $158.55. 1,899,405 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,028,268. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $182.96 and its 200 day simple moving average is $179.02. Capital One Financial Co. has a twelve month low of $128.23 and a twelve month high of $210.67. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $60.48 billion, a PE ratio of 13.66, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.24.

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

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.51%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial's dividend payout ratio is presently 20.71%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on COF shares. Robert W. Baird upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and upped their price target for the stock from $190.00 to $200.00 in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Argus raised Capital One Financial to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Hsbc Global Res raised Capital One Financial from a "moderate sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Evercore ISI raised Capital One Financial from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $200.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. Finally, Baird R W upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $206.73.

About Capital One Financial

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.