Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Shares Acquired by Tower Research Capital LLC TRC

Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its position in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) by 75.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 27,466 shares of the financial services provider's stock after buying an additional 11,768 shares during the quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC's holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $4,898,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norden Group LLC raised its holdings in Capital One Financial by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Norden Group LLC now owns 2,010 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $358,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares in the last quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC increased its position in Capital One Financial by 3.9% during the 4th quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,428 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $255,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the period. Quadrant Capital Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 5,247 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $936,000 after buying an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC grew its holdings 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 worth $317,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares during the period. Finally, TFB Advisors LLC raised its position in 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 worth $265,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.84% of the company's stock.

Capital One Financial Stock Down 1.2 %

Capital One Financial stock traded down $2.22 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $182.83. 3,463,926 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,140,850. The company has a market cap of $69.75 billion, a PE ratio of 15.77, 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 company's fifty day moving average price is $175.76 and its 200-day moving average price is $180.32. 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 (NYSE:COF - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The financial services provider reported $4.06 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.75 by $0.31. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 9.46% and a return on equity of 9.45%. The business had revenue of $10 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.07 billion. On average, research analysts predict that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently commented on COF shares. Barclays raised their price objective 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. Hsbc Global Res raised Capital One Financial from a "moderate sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. BTIG Research upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $208.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 25th. Baird R W upgraded Capital One Financial from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Finally, Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $200.00 target price on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 12th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $207.73.

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.