Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS Lowers Holdings in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS lowered its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) by 18.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 31,118 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 7,008 shares during the period. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS's holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $5,549,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of COF. Norden Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Norden Group LLC now owns 2,010 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $358,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the period. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 3.9% in the 4th quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,428 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $255,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares during the period. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC now owns 1,777 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $317,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. TFB Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. TFB Advisors LLC now owns 1,488 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $265,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the period. Finally, Money Concepts Capital Corp raised its holdings in Capital One Financial by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Money Concepts Capital Corp now owns 1,565 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $279,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. 89.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have weighed in on COF. Hsbc Global Res raised Capital One Financial from a "moderate sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Baird R W raised Capital One Financial from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Truist Financial reduced their target price on Capital One Financial from $257.00 to $215.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday. Citigroup lowered 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. Finally, BTIG Research upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $208.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $206.63.

Capital One Financial Price Performance

Shares of NYSE COF traded up $1.29 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $182.15. The company had a trading volume of 2,037,192 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,732,133. 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 Co. has a twelve month low of $128.23 and a twelve month high of $210.67. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $191.52 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $176.81. The stock has a market capitalization of $69.46 billion, a PE ratio of 15.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.47.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 the consensus estimate of $10.22 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.81 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 earnings per share for the current year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th were given a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.32%. Capital One Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.