O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) by 5.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 139,408 shares of the financial services provider's stock after buying an additional 6,920 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC's holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $24,859,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Bfsg LLC purchased a new position in shares of Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at about $32,000. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. Institutional investors own 89.84% of the company's stock.

Capital One Financial Trading Up 2.3 %

Shares of COF stock traded up $4.05 on Wednesday, hitting $182.27. 3,577,290 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,852,879. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $69.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.73, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.47. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $190.16 and its 200 day simple moving average is $178.50. Capital One Financial Co. has a one year low of $128.23 and a one year high of $210.67.

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Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.78 by $0.31. The firm had revenue of $10.19 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.22 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 9.46%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.81 earnings per share. Equities analysts forecast that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.32%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.71%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently weighed in on COF shares. BTIG Research raised shares of Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $208.00 target price on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. 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. Hsbc Global Res raised Capital One Financial from a "moderate sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Evercore ISI upgraded Capital One Financial from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $200.00 target price for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $206.63.

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.