Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) is ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd’s 3rd Largest Position

ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd boosted its holdings in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 8.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,036,103 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 77,860 shares during the period. Capital One Financial makes up 6.4% of ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $184,773,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. boosted its holdings in Capital One Financial by 5.2% in the 4th quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 56,565 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $10,087,000 after purchasing an additional 2,771 shares during the period. Essential Planning LLC. bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter worth $2,015,000. Egerton Capital UK LLP bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter worth $279,159,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 53.4% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 4,092 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $730,000 after acquiring an additional 1,424 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 31.9% during the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,078 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $371,000 after acquiring an additional 503 shares during the last quarter. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock 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 boosted their price target for the stock from $168.00 to $235.00 in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $219.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, Baird R W raised shares of Capital One Financial from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Capital One Financial currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $206.67.

Capital One Financial Price Performance

Shares of NYSE COF opened at $170.73 on Thursday. Capital One Financial Co. has a 1 year low of $128.23 and a 1 year high of $210.67. 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 company’s 50-day moving average is $192.80 and its 200 day moving average is $175.05. The stock has a market capitalization of $65.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.73, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.47.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.22 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $2.81 earnings per share. Capital One Financial’s quarterly revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 earnings per share for the current year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were issued a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.41%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.