Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Shares Purchased by Royal London Asset Management Ltd.

Royal London Asset Management Ltd. lifted its holdings in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) by 5.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 160,514 shares of the financial services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 7,581 shares during the period. Royal London Asset Management Ltd.'s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $28,623,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Norden Group LLC increased its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Norden Group LLC now owns 2,010 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $358,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the last quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC boosted its stake in Capital One Financial by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,428 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $255,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the period. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC increased its position in Capital One Financial by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC now owns 1,777 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $317,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. TFB Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. TFB Advisors LLC now owns 1,488 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $265,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the period. Finally, Money Concepts Capital Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. Money Concepts Capital Corp now owns 1,565 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $279,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.84% of the company's stock.

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Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently commented on COF. Robert W. Baird upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and upped their price target for the company from $190.00 to $200.00 in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Bank of America raised Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their target price for the company from $207.00 to $235.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. Argus raised Capital One Financial to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, 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. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $206.63.

Capital One Financial Stock Up 0.9 %

Shares of Capital One Financial stock traded up $1.68 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $182.54. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,461,388 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,736,081. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The company has a market cap of $69.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.75, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $191.47 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $177.12. Capital One Financial Co. has a 1-year low of $128.23 and a 1-year high of $210.67.

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

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.31%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.71%.

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.