Guardian Partners Inc. Purchases New Position in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Guardian Partners Inc. acquired a new position in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 1,475 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $266,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in COF. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS bought a new position in Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter worth approximately $18,835,000. Mizuho Securities USA LLC boosted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 46.0% during the fourth quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC now owns 36,158 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $6,448,000 after acquiring an additional 11,397 shares during the last quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at $814,000. Royal London Asset Management Ltd. increased its holdings in Capital One Financial by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. Royal London Asset Management Ltd. now owns 160,514 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $28,623,000 after acquiring an additional 7,581 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd lifted its stake in Capital One Financial by 102.0% in the 4th quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd now owns 7,107 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,268,000 after purchasing an additional 3,588 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.84% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. Bank of America raised Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price target for the company from $207.00 to $235.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. BTIG Research raised shares of Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $208.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Argus raised shares of Capital One Financial to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Evercore ISI upgraded Capital One Financial from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $200.00 price target for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $206.63.

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Capital One Financial Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:COF traded up $1.68 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $182.54. The stock had a trading volume of 3,461,388 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,733,562. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $191.52 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $176.81. The stock has a market capitalization of $69.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.47. Capital One Financial Co. has a 12-month low of $128.23 and a 12-month high of $210.67. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF - Get Free Report) last announced 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 business had revenue of $10.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.22 billion. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 9.46% and a return on equity of 9.45%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.81 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.31%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial's payout ratio is 20.71%.

Capital One Financial 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.