AustralianSuper Pty Ltd Has $158.92 Million Position in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

AustralianSuper Pty Ltd raised its holdings in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) by 0.4% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,061,347 shares of the financial services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 4,380 shares during the quarter. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd owned 0.28% of Capital One Financial worth $158,915,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of COF. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its stake in Capital One Financial by 4.9% during the first quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 88,881 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $13,233,000 after buying an additional 4,143 shares in the last quarter. Norden Group LLC purchased a new stake in Capital One Financial during the first quarter valued at about $2,239,000. Kovack Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Capital One Financial by 8.4% during the first quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 2,281 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $340,000 after buying an additional 177 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Direct Indexing L.P. lifted its stake in Capital One Financial by 9.1% during the first quarter. First Trust Direct Indexing L.P. now owns 13,872 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $2,065,000 after buying an additional 1,157 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SpiderRock Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Capital One Financial during the first quarter valued at about $253,000. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

COF stock traded down $3.98 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $162.79. 3,408,160 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,481,123. Capital One Financial Co. has a twelve month low of $99.37 and a twelve month high of $167.93. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81. The stock has a market capitalization of $61.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.44. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $149.24 and a 200-day simple moving average of $143.40.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 24th. The financial services provider reported $4.51 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.70 by $0.81. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.31% and a net margin of 9.01%. The company had revenue of $10 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $9.88 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $4.45 earnings per share. Capital One Financial's revenue for the quarter was up 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Capital One Financial Co. will post 12.87 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Kevin S. Borgmann sold 61,532 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $132.86, for a total value of $8,175,141.52. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 40,934 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,438,491.24. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In related news, CEO Kevin S. Borgmann sold 61,532 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $132.86, for a total value of $8,175,141.52. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 40,934 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,438,491.24. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Frank G. LapradeIii sold 15,751 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $160.00, for a total value of $2,520,160.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 44,711 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,153,760. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on COF shares. Evercore ISI upped their target price on Capital One Financial from $163.00 to $184.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a report on Wednesday. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on Capital One Financial from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Capital One Financial from $156.00 to $157.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, October 7th. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Capital One Financial from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on Capital One Financial from $154.00 to $158.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 8th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $153.56.

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.