Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. Has $140.45 Million Stock Holdings in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. grew its stake in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) by 20.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 787,643 shares of the financial services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 131,774 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. owned 0.21% of Capital One Financial worth $140,452,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. grew its position in Capital One Financial by 5.3% in the third quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 146,769 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $21,976,000 after acquiring an additional 7,331 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 4.3% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 430,654 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $64,482,000 after purchasing an additional 17,825 shares during the last quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC bought a new stake in Capital One Financial in the third quarter worth $1,649,000. Catalina Capital Group LLC increased its position in Capital One Financial by 8.1% during the third quarter. Catalina Capital Group LLC now owns 1,609 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $241,000 after buying an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dai ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd raised its holdings in Capital One Financial by 36.8% during the third quarter. Dai ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd now owns 11,162 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,671,000 after buying an additional 3,000 shares in the last quarter. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Michael Zamsky sold 10,541 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $190.26, for a total transaction of $2,005,530.66. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 26,482 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,038,465.32. This trade represents a 28.47 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Mark Daniel Mouadeb sold 1,994 shares of Capital One Financial stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.37, for a total transaction 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. This trade represents 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 worth $2,462,487 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 1.30% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

COF has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price target on Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. UBS Group raised Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their target price for the stock from $168.00 to $235.00 in a research report on Monday, January 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $162.00 to $186.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of Capital One Financial from a "moderate sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Argus upgraded shares of Capital One Financial to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $192.12.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

Shares of COF stock traded up $1.07 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $204.19. The stock had a trading volume of 2,906,571 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,584,434. The firm has a market cap of $77.84 billion, a PE ratio of 17.62, a P/E/G ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. Capital One Financial Co. has a one year low of $128.23 and a one year high of $207.24. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $185.91 and its 200 day simple moving average is $163.69.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.78 by $0.31. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 9.46% and a return on equity of 9.45%. The firm had revenue of $10.19 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.22 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $2.81 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts forecast that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.22 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm 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 1.18%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 14th. Capital One Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.71%.

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.