Vinva Investment Management Ltd Increases Position in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Vinva Investment Management Ltd boosted its stake in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) by 18.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 26,597 shares of the financial services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 4,160 shares during the quarter. Vinva Investment Management Ltd's holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $4,732,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 4.3% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 430,654 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $64,482,000 after purchasing an additional 17,825 shares during the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd increased its stake in Capital One Financial by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 46,174 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $8,234,000 after buying an additional 2,006 shares during the last quarter. Dai ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd lifted its position in Capital One Financial by 36.8% during the 3rd quarter. Dai ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd now owns 11,162 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,671,000 after buying an additional 3,000 shares in the last quarter. Artemis Investment Management LLP acquired a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter worth about $46,915,000. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 9,694,297 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,451,527,000 after acquiring an additional 72,097 shares in the last quarter. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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Capital One Financial Stock Up 3.7 %

Shares of NYSE:COF traded up $6.47 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $181.29. 3,801,310 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,732,456. Capital One Financial Co. has a 12 month low of $128.23 and a 12 month high of $210.67. The company has a market cap of $69.13 billion, a PE ratio of 15.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.47. 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 stock has a 50 day moving average price of $191.50 and a 200-day moving average price of $176.54.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.78 by $0.31. The firm had revenue of $10.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.22 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 9.46%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.81 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders 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 yield of 1.32%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial's dividend payout ratio is 20.71%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on COF shares. 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. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $232.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Bank of America raised Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $207.00 to $235.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. 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. Finally, Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $219.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" 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. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $206.53.

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.