Trexquant Investment LP lowered its stake in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) by 67.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 18,688 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 38,845 shares during the quarter. Trexquant Investment LP's holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $3,332,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bfsg LLC bought a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Decker Retirement Planning Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at $32,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.84% of the company's stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several research firms have recently weighed in on COF. HSBC upgraded 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. Bank of America upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their target price for the stock from $207.00 to $235.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $198.00 to $170.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. UBS Group raised shares of Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $168.00 to $235.00 in a report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, BTIG Research upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $208.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 25th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $206.73.
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Capital One Financial Price Performance
NYSE COF traded down $1.16 during trading on Friday, reaching $161.00. The company's stock had a trading volume of 5,339,028 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,044,999. The stock has a market capitalization of $61.42 billion, a PE ratio of 13.89, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $182.18 and a 200 day moving average of $179.12. Capital One Financial Co. has a one year low of $128.23 and a one year high of $210.67.
Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 analysts' expectations of $10.22 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.81 earnings per share. Capital One Financial's revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts expect that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Capital One Financial Announces Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.49%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial's dividend payout ratio is currently 20.71%.
Capital One Financial Profile
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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.
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