Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Receives $171.50 Average PT from Analysts

Shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) have earned a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from the seventeen brokerages that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $171.50.

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Bank of America lowered shares of Capital One Financial from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and reduced their target price for the company from $203.00 to $200.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $232.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $154.00 to $158.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on Capital One Financial from $182.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. Finally, Citigroup began coverage on Capital One Financial in a report on Friday, September 20th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $190.00 price objective for the company.

Capital One Financial Trading Down 0.1 %

NYSE:COF traded down $0.22 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $184.53. 2,053,171 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,566,816. The company has a market capitalization of $70.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The company's 50 day moving average is $174.06 and its two-hundred day moving average is $152.71. Capital One Financial has a twelve month low of $123.23 and a twelve month high of $198.30.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The financial services provider reported $4.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.70 by $0.81. The business had revenue of $10 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.88 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.00% and a net margin of 8.80%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $4.45 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Capital One Financial will post 13.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 22nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were given a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 14th. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.30%. Capital One Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 22.66%.

Insider Transactions at Capital One Financial

In other news, insider Michael Zamsky sold 10,541 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $190.26, for a total transaction of $2,005,530.66. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 26,482 shares in the company, valued at $5,038,465.32. The trade was a 28.47 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Mark Daniel Mouadeb sold 1,994 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.37, for a total transaction of $323,765.78. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 19,776 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,211,029.12. This trade represents a 9.16 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 29,007 shares of company stock worth $4,982,647 in the last three months. Insiders own 1.30% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Capital One Financial

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of COF. Y.D. More Investments Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the 2nd quarter worth about $28,000. Hobbs Group Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the second quarter worth approximately $29,000. Unique Wealth Strategies LLC acquired a new position in shares of Capital One Financial in the second quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the third quarter worth approximately $36,000. Finally, Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV lifted its holdings in Capital One Financial by 135.0% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 289 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 166 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.84% of the company's stock.

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.