Hantz Financial Services Inc. Acquires 5,192 Shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its stake in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) by 15.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 37,827 shares of the financial services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 5,192 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc.'s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $6,745,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in COF. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 5.3% in the third quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 146,769 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $21,976,000 after acquiring an additional 7,331 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 4.3% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 430,654 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $64,482,000 after buying an additional 17,825 shares during the period. CWA Asset Management Group LLC acquired a new position in Capital One Financial in the 3rd quarter valued at $1,649,000. Catalina Capital Group LLC increased its stake in Capital One Financial by 8.1% in the third quarter. Catalina Capital Group LLC now owns 1,609 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $241,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dai ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd increased its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 36.8% during the 3rd quarter. Dai ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd now owns 11,162 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,671,000 after acquiring an additional 3,000 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.84% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

COF has been the subject of several research reports. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $229.00 to $257.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday. Bank of America cut Capital One Financial from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $203.00 to $200.00 in a report on Monday, December 9th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. HSBC raised shares of Capital One Financial from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $176.00 price target for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Argus raised Capital One Financial to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $196.31.

Insider Transactions at Capital One Financial

In related news, insider Michael Zamsky sold 10,541 shares of Capital One Financial stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $190.26, for a total transaction of $2,005,530.66. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 26,482 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,038,465.32. This trade represents a 28.47 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Kara West sold 721 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.73, for a total value of $133,190.33. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 12,929 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,388,374.17. The trade was a 5.28 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 13,256 shares of company stock valued at $2,462,487 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 1.30% of the company's stock.

Capital One Financial Price Performance

NYSE COF traded up $4.01 on Thursday, reaching $207.92. 748,325 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,432,895. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $186.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $163.97. Capital One Financial Co. has a 12 month low of $128.23 and a 12 month high of $208.48. The company has a market cap of $79.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.96, a P/E/G ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF - Get Free Report) last released its 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. The business had revenue of $10.19 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.81 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.22 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 22nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were issued a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.15%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 14th. Capital One Financial's payout ratio is 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.