G&S Capital LLC Reduces Holdings in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

G&S Capital LLC lowered its stake in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) by 14.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 13,287 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 2,316 shares during the quarter. G&S Capital LLC's holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $2,369,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. bought a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Capital One Financial in the third quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV grew its holdings in Capital One Financial by 135.0% during the third quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 289 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 166 shares during the period. Eastern Bank purchased a new stake in Capital One Financial in the third quarter worth $44,000. Finally, Prospera Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the third quarter valued at $47,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.84% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

COF has been the subject of several research reports. HSBC upgraded Capital One Financial from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $176.00 price target for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Bank of America lowered shares of Capital One Financial from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and cut their target price for the stock from $203.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $219.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $182.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $196.31.

Capital One Financial Price Performance

COF traded up $4.94 on Monday, reaching $202.25. The company had a trading volume of 2,506,325 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,573,576. Capital One Financial Co. has a 52-week low of $128.23 and a 52-week high of $208.63. The company has a market cap of $77.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.45, a P/E/G ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.98. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $189.51 and a 200 day simple moving average of $168.58.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.22 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.81 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.41 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be issued a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.19%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial's payout ratio is currently 20.71%.

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.