Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) saw unusually large options trading activity on Thursday. Traders acquired 25,831 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of 159% compared to the average volume of 9,972 call options.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, insider Michael Zamsky sold 10,541 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $190.26, for a total value of $2,005,530.66. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 26,482 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,038,465.32. The trade was a 28.47 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Kara West sold 721 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.73, for a total transaction of $133,190.33. Following the sale, the insider now owns 12,929 shares in the company, valued at $2,388,374.17. This trade represents a 5.28 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 13,256 shares of company stock worth $2,462,487. Company insiders own 1.30% of the company's stock.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Capital One Financial
Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Trust Point Inc. grew its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. Trust Point Inc. now owns 2,512 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $448,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. Catalina Capital Group LLC boosted its holdings in Capital One Financial by 8.3% in the 4th quarter. Catalina Capital Group LLC now owns 1,743 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $311,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares during the period. CENTRAL TRUST Co increased its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 15.9% during the fourth quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 3,812 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $680,000 after purchasing an additional 522 shares during the period. Western Pacific Wealth Management LP increased its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 28.8% during the fourth quarter. Western Pacific Wealth Management LP now owns 3,420 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $610,000 after purchasing an additional 765 shares during the period. Finally, Greenleaf Trust boosted its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 10,688 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,906,000 after buying an additional 203 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.84% of the company's stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of equities analysts have issued reports on COF shares. HSBC upgraded Capital One Financial from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $176.00 target price for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on Capital One Financial from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded Capital One Financial from a "moderate sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Truist Financial began coverage on shares of Capital One Financial in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. They set a "buy" rating and a $229.00 price target for the company. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Capital One Financial currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $190.47.
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Capital One Financial Stock Performance
Shares of COF stock traded down $0.71 during trading on Friday, reaching $203.32. 4,653,353 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,686,076. Capital One Financial has a twelve month low of $128.23 and a twelve month high of $207.24. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $184.71 and its 200-day moving average price is $161.96. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The stock has a market capitalization of $77.51 billion, a PE ratio of 17.54, a PEG ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.46.
Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.78 by $0.31. The firm had revenue of $10.19 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10,220,675.12 billion. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 9.46% and a return on equity of 9.45%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.81 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Capital One Financial will post 15.22 EPS for the current year.
Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed 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 was Thursday, November 14th. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.18%. Capital One Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.71%.
Capital One Financial Company Profile
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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.
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