Unified Investment Management Takes Position in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Unified Investment Management bought a new position in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 5,024 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $896,000. Capital One Financial accounts for 1.0% of Unified Investment Management's investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th largest holding.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bfsg LLC bought a new position in Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new position in Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new position in Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Decker Retirement Planning Inc. bought a new position in Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at $32,000. 89.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

COF has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. HSBC raised shares of Capital One Financial from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $176.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of Capital One Financial from a "moderate sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $182.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. Argus raised shares of Capital One Financial to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $229.00 to $257.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $202.27.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

NYSE COF traded up $1.19 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $186.09. 3,509,358 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,507,958. Capital One Financial Co. has a 1 year low of $128.23 and a 1 year high of $210.67. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $193.77 and its 200-day simple moving average is $174.05. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $70.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.06, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.47.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 business had revenue of $10.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.22 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $2.81 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts expect that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 earnings per share for the current year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th were issued 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 1.29%. Capital One Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.71%.

Capital One Financial Company 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.