Janus Henderson Group PLC Sells 40,527 Shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Janus Henderson Group PLC trimmed its position in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,149,555 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 40,527 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC owned about 0.30% of Capital One Financial worth $172,122,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of COF. Holocene Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 102.2% during the 3rd quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 348,025 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $52,110,000 after purchasing an additional 175,906 shares during the last quarter. Ascent Group LLC raised its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 6.2% during the 3rd quarter. Ascent Group LLC now owns 20,077 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $3,006,000 after buying an additional 1,177 shares during the period. Benjamin Edwards Inc. raised its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 309.3% during the 3rd quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 6,929 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,038,000 after buying an additional 5,236 shares during the period. Atom Investors LP purchased a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $10,563,000. Finally, Azora Capital LP purchased a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $28,562,000. 89.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

COF has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price objective on Capital One Financial from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $154.00 to $158.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 8th. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $163.00 to $184.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $182.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $156.00 to $157.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, October 7th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Capital One Financial presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $160.18.

Insider Transactions at Capital One Financial

In other news, insider Mark Daniel Mouadeb sold 1,994 shares of Capital One Financial stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.37, for a total transaction of $323,765.78. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 19,776 shares in the company, valued at $3,211,029.12. The trade was a 9.16 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Michael Zamsky sold 10,541 shares of Capital One Financial stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the insider now owns 26,482 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,038,465.32. This represents a 28.47 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 29,007 shares of company stock valued at $4,982,647. Company insiders own 1.30% of the company's stock.

Capital One Financial Stock Down 0.8 %

Capital One Financial stock traded down $1.55 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $185.51. The company had a trading volume of 1,783,635 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,568,345. The firm's fifty day moving average is $168.88 and its 200-day moving average is $150.42. Capital One Financial Co. has a fifty-two week low of $113.42 and a fifty-two week high of $198.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $70.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 1.00.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The financial services provider reported $4.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.70 by $0.81. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 8.80% and a return on equity of 9.00%. The business had revenue of $10 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.88 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $4.45 EPS. Capital One Financial's revenue was up 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts forecast that Capital One Financial Co. will post 13.54 earnings per share for the current year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.29%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 14th. Capital One Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 22.66%.

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.