Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Given Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

Shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) have been given a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by the eighteen brokerages that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $206.07.

COF has been the topic of several research reports. Evercore ISI raised shares of Capital One Financial from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $200.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. UBS Group raised shares of Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $168.00 to $235.00 in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Royal Bank of Canada set a $190.00 price target on shares of Capital One Financial and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Citigroup decreased their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $245.00 to $230.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 24th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $198.00 to $170.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th.

Capital One Financial Price Performance

Shares of COF stock traded up $9.98 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $180.18. The stock had a trading volume of 2,595,597 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,110,943. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $177.01 and its 200 day simple moving average is $179.88. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. Capital One Financial has a 12 month low of $128.23 and a 12 month high of $210.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $68.73 billion, a PE ratio of 15.55, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.24.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The financial services provider reported $4.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.75 by $0.31. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 9.46% and a return on equity of 9.45%. The business had revenue of $10 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.07 billion. On average, equities research analysts predict that Capital One Financial will post 15.65 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were issued a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.33%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.71%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Capital One Financial

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 4.3% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 430,654 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $64,482,000 after acquiring an additional 17,825 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd increased its position 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 acquiring an additional 2,006 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 8,227,587 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,467,393,000 after acquiring an additional 207,427 shares in the last quarter. Artemis Investment Management LLP bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $46,915,000. Finally, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank increased its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 9.6% during the fourth quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 250,696 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $44,704,000 after acquiring an additional 22,063 shares in 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.