John & Kathleen Schreiber Foundation acquired a new stake in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 1,768 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $315,000. Capital One Financial makes up about 0.2% of John & Kathleen Schreiber Foundation's holdings, making the stock its 6th largest holding.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bfsg LLC purchased a new stake in Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, Decker Retirement Planning Inc. bought a new stake in Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter worth about $32,000. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several research firms have commented on COF. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. HSBC raised Capital One Financial from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $176.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Bank of America raised Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their target price for the company from $207.00 to $235.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. Barclays boosted their price target 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. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $203.87.
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Capital One Financial Stock Performance
Shares of NYSE COF traded up $0.32 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $174.79. The company had a trading volume of 5,074,825 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,724,093. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $191.50 and its 200-day moving average price is $175.90. The company has a market capitalization of $66.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.08, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. Capital One Financial Co. has a 1 year low of $128.23 and a 1 year high of $210.67.
Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.78 by $0.31. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 9.46%. The firm had revenue of $10.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.22 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.81 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 earnings per share for the current year.
Capital One Financial Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.37%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial's dividend payout ratio is presently 20.71%.
Capital One Financial Company Profile
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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.
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