Generali Asset Management SPA SGR Purchases New Holdings in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Generali Asset Management SPA SGR acquired a new position in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 5,820 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $1,038,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norden Group LLC boosted its position 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 in the last quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC lifted its holdings 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 worth $255,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC grew its stake in 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 during the period. TFB Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of 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 worth $265,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Money Concepts Capital Corp raised its position in shares of 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 during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.84% of the company's stock.

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Capital One Financial Stock Performance

Capital One Financial stock traded up $6.47 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $181.29. The company had a trading volume of 3,801,310 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,732,457. Capital One Financial Co. has a one year low of $128.23 and a one year high of $210.67. The firm has a market cap of $69.13 billion, a PE ratio of 15.64, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.47. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $191.52 and a 200 day moving average of $176.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.98.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.78 by $0.31. The business had revenue of $10.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 quarterly revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.81 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 earnings per share for the current year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.32%. Capital One Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.71%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently issued reports on COF shares. Citigroup lowered their target price on Capital One Financial from $245.00 to $230.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $257.00 to $215.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Royal Bank of Canada increased their target price on Capital One Financial from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Argus upgraded Capital One Financial to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Barclays increased their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $219.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $206.53.

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.