Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Shares Bought by Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky

Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky boosted its position in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) by 419.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 149,860 shares of the financial services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 121,025 shares during the quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky's holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $26,723,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its stake in Capital One Financial by 75.0% in the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 27,466 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $4,898,000 after acquiring an additional 11,768 shares during the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC lifted its holdings in Capital One Financial by 7.0% during the fourth quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 34,907 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $6,225,000 after purchasing an additional 2,279 shares in the last quarter. Meritage Group LP purchased a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter worth $227,662,000. MetLife Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Capital One Financial by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 100,924 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $17,997,000 after buying an additional 1,690 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norinchukin Bank The lifted its holdings in Capital One Financial by 10.4% in the fourth quarter. Norinchukin Bank The now owns 17,593 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $3,137,000 after acquiring an additional 1,652 shares during the last quarter. 89.84% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Capital One Financial Trading Down 1.2 %

Shares of NYSE:COF traded down $2.22 during trading on Friday, reaching $182.83. The stock had a trading volume of 3,463,593 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,584,112. 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 fifty day moving average price of $176.16 and a 200-day moving average price of $180.09. The stock has a market cap of $69.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.77, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The financial services provider reported $4.06 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.75 by $0.31. The firm had revenue of $10 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.07 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 9.46%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were given a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.31%. Capital One Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 20.15%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have issued reports on COF. HSBC upgraded 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 note on Tuesday, January 14th. Bank of America upgraded Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price objective for the company from $207.00 to $235.00 in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. UBS Group raised shares of Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price target for the company from $168.00 to $235.00 in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Citigroup dropped their price target on 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, Baird R W raised Capital One Financial from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $207.73.

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.