Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Shares Sold by Kintegral Advisory LLC

Kintegral Advisory LLC lessened its holdings in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 4.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 3,315 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 154 shares during the period. Kintegral Advisory LLC’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $591,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bfsg LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at about $32,000. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the third quarter valued at about $36,000. Sierra Ocean LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at about $48,000. Finally, Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV lifted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 135.0% in the third quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 289 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 166 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

COF has been the topic of several recent research reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $232.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. UBS Group raised shares of Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $168.00 to $235.00 in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Wells Fargo & Company upped 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 note on Friday, January 3rd. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of Capital One Financial from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $219.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $202.27.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

Shares of COF stock opened at $200.38 on Monday. Capital One Financial Co. has a one year low of $128.23 and a one year high of $210.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.98. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $191.46 and a 200 day moving average price of $171.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $76.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.47.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 earnings per share (EPS) 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.22 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.81 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be given a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.20%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial’s payout ratio is currently 20.71%.

About Capital One Financial

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.