WINTON GROUP Ltd Purchases New Holdings in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

WINTON GROUP Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 1,658 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $296,000.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Intech Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Capital One Financial during the third quarter worth $248,000. Quantbot Technologies LP boosted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 286.7% during the third quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 6,380 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $955,000 after acquiring an additional 4,730 shares during the period. Townsquare Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 13.8% in the 3rd quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 16,704 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $2,501,000 after acquiring an additional 2,032 shares during the period. CreativeOne Wealth LLC lifted its position in Capital One Financial by 16.7% in the 3rd quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 2,087 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $313,000 after purchasing an additional 298 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 7.7% during the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 43,250 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $6,476,000 after buying an additional 3,081 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.84% of the company's stock.

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Capital One Financial Trading Up 2.3 %

Capital One Financial stock traded up $4.05 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $182.27. 3,577,290 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,852,875. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $190.16 and its 200 day simple moving average is $178.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $69.50 billion, a PE ratio of 15.73, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. Capital One Financial Co. has a twelve month low of $128.23 and a twelve month high of $210.67.

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 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.78 by $0.31. The firm had revenue of $10.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.22 billion. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 9.46% and a return on equity of 9.45%. The business's revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.81 earnings per share. Research analysts predict 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 announced 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 of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial's payout ratio is presently 20.71%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on COF shares. Robert W. Baird upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and raised their price objective for the company from $190.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a "moderate sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Citigroup reduced their target price on Capital One Financial from $245.00 to $230.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 24th. Royal Bank of Canada raised 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. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on Capital One Financial from $219.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $206.63.

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.