Norinchukin Bank The Has $3.14 Million Holdings in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Norinchukin Bank The raised its position in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) by 10.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 17,593 shares of the financial services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 1,652 shares during the period. Norinchukin Bank The's holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $3,137,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in COF. Barclays PLC boosted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 2.9% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 1,042,273 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $156,058,000 after acquiring an additional 29,416 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp boosted its holdings in Capital One Financial by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 128,304 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $19,211,000 after purchasing an additional 620 shares during the period. Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. boosted its holdings in Capital One Financial by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter. Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. now owns 2,130 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $319,000 after purchasing an additional 83 shares during the period. Arvest Bank Trust Division bought a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the third quarter worth approximately $8,310,000. Finally, Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the third quarter worth approximately $619,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.84% of the company's stock.

Capital One Financial Trading Up 3.7 %

COF traded up $6.31 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $176.51. 7,664,896 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,131,785. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $177.01 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $179.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $67.33 billion, a PE ratio of 15.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.24. Capital One Financial Co. has a one year low of $128.23 and a one year high of $210.67. 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 (NYSE:COF - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The financial services provider reported $4.06 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.75 by $0.31. The firm had revenue of $10 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.07 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 9.46%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were given a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.36%. Capital One Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 20.71%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. HSBC raised Capital One Financial from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $176.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Robert W. Baird upgraded Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and raised their price target for the stock from $190.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. UBS Group raised shares of Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $168.00 to $235.00 in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Baird R W raised shares of Capital One Financial from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Finally, Argus upgraded shares of Capital One Financial to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $206.07.

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.