Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Holdings Lifted by Smartleaf Asset Management LLC

Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) by 30.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,132 shares of the financial services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 1,416 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC's holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $1,091,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of COF. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. grew its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 146,769 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $21,976,000 after buying an additional 7,331 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in Capital One Financial by 4.3% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 430,654 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $64,482,000 after purchasing an additional 17,825 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd lifted its position in Capital One Financial by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 46,174 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $8,234,000 after acquiring an additional 2,006 shares during the period. Catalina Capital Group LLC increased its stake in shares of 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 valued at $241,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CWA Asset Management Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the third quarter valued at approximately $1,649,000. 89.84% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Capital One Financial Trading Up 0.6 %

COF traded up $1.19 on Wednesday, hitting $186.09. The company had a trading volume of 3,509,358 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,507,958. The company has a market cap of $70.96 billion, a PE ratio of 16.06, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.47. 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 business's fifty day simple moving average is $193.69 and its 200 day simple moving average is $173.97. Capital One Financial Co. has a 12-month low of $128.23 and a 12-month high of $210.67.

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 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.78 by $0.31. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 9.46%. The firm had revenue of $10.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.22 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.81 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts expect that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were given a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.29%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.71%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

COF has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $232.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. HSBC raised Capital One Financial from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $176.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on Capital One Financial from $229.00 to $257.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, January 27th. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $219.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $202.27.

Capital One Financial 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.