Oak Thistle LLC Takes $313,000 Position in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Oak Thistle LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund purchased 1,758 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $313,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in COF. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 21.4% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 6,640,951 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $994,350,000 after acquiring an additional 1,169,395 shares during the last quarter. Eminence Capital LP purchased a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the 2nd quarter valued at $127,465,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter valued at $130,683,000. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its stake in Capital One Financial by 268.7% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 975,439 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $146,052,000 after acquiring an additional 710,881 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Southpoint Capital Advisors LP purchased a new position in Capital One Financial during the 3rd quarter valued at about $104,811,000. 89.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Capital One Financial

In related news, insider Michael Zamsky sold 10,541 shares of the company's stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the insider now owns 26,482 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,038,465.32. This represents a 28.47 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Mark Daniel Mouadeb sold 1,994 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.37, for a total value of $323,765.78. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 19,776 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,211,029.12. The trade was a 9.16 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 13,256 shares of company stock valued at $2,462,487 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 1.30% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on COF. HSBC raised shares of 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. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of Capital One Financial from a "moderate sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on Capital One Financial from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. UBS Group raised Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $168.00 to $235.00 in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Barclays raised Capital One Financial from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and increased their price target for the company from $158.00 to $219.00 in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $188.06.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

COF traded up $2.72 during trading on Friday, hitting $191.16. 3,723,831 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,937,967. The firm has a market capitalization of $72.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.05, a PEG ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.46. Capital One Financial Co. has a 1-year low of $123.23 and a 1-year high of $198.30. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $183.82 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $160.31. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The financial services provider reported $4.51 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.70 by $0.81. The firm had revenue of $10 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.88 billion. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 8.80% and a return on equity of 9.00%. Capital One Financial's revenue for the quarter was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $4.45 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Capital One Financial Co. will post 13.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, November 14th were given a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.26%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 14th. Capital One Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 22.66%.

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.