Russell Investments Group Ltd. Has $101.28 Million Holdings in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its stake in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) by 30.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 568,047 shares of the financial services provider's stock after buying an additional 134,123 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. owned 0.15% of Capital One Financial worth $101,277,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bfsg LLC bought a new stake in Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new position in Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, Decker Retirement Planning Inc. acquired a new stake in Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $32,000. 89.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Capital One Financial Trading Down 1.6 %

Shares of COF traded down $2.61 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $159.55. The stock had a trading volume of 2,030,338 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,029,162. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The firm has a market cap of $60.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.24. Capital One Financial Co. has a fifty-two week low of $128.23 and a fifty-two week high of $210.67. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $182.96 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $179.02.

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Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 company had revenue of $10.19 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.22 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.81 EPS. The company's revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders 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 1.50%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 20.71%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

COF has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on Capital One Financial from $198.00 to $170.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Bank of America raised shares of Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their target price for the company from $207.00 to $235.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. HSBC raised shares of Capital One Financial from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $176.00 price target for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $245.00 to $230.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 24th. 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 research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $206.73.

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.