Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Shares Sold by V Square Quantitative Management LLC

V Square Quantitative Management LLC lessened its stake in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 4.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 7,509 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 360 shares during the quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $1,339,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in COF. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of 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 valued at $255,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in Capital One Financial by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC now owns 1,777 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $317,000 after buying an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. TFB Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 4.1% in the 4th 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. Money Concepts Capital Corp increased its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. Money Concepts Capital Corp now owns 1,565 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $279,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Grove Bank & Trust raised its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 7.0% during the 4th quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 973 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $174,000 after acquiring an additional 64 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Capital One Financial Stock Up 0.4 %

Capital One Financial stock opened at $197.33 on Friday. Capital One Financial Co. has a 52 week low of $128.23 and a 52 week high of $208.63. The stock has a market cap of $75.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.03, a PEG ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.47. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $188.99 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $167.78. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.78 by $0.31. The business had revenue of $10.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 for the quarter was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.81 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.41 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be issued a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.22%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial’s payout ratio is 20.71%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have commented on COF shares. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $229.00 to $257.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 27th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. HSBC raised shares of Capital One Financial from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $176.00 target price on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Hsbc Global Res raised Capital One Financial from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on Capital One Financial from $219.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $196.31.

Capital One Financial 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.