Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Decreases Holdings in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans trimmed its position in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) by 3.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 590,480 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 18,101 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans owned approximately 0.15% of Capital One Financial worth $105,315,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in COF. Bfsg LLC acquired a new position in Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter worth $32,000. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter worth $32,000. 89.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on COF. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Barclays upped their price objective on Capital One Financial from $219.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Bank of America raised Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $207.00 to $235.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. Robert W. Baird raised Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $190.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada upped their price objective on Capital One Financial from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $203.87.

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Capital One Financial Stock Performance

Shares of COF traded up $0.32 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $174.79. 5,074,825 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,724,644. The business's 50-day moving average price is $191.50 and its 200 day moving average price is $176.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.98. Capital One Financial Co. has a twelve month low of $128.23 and a twelve month high of $210.67. The company has a market capitalization of $66.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.08, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.47.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly 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. The firm had revenue of $10.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.22 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 9.46%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.81 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th were given a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.37%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.71%.

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.