Sage Mountain Advisors LLC Sells 185 Shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Sage Mountain Advisors LLC trimmed its position in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 13.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,202 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 185 shares during the quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $214,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of COF. Bfsg LLC purchased a new stake in Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC purchased a new stake in Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new stake in Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter valued at about $32,000. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter valued at about $32,000. 89.84% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently commented on the stock. HSBC upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $176.00 price target for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Bank of America upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $207.00 to $235.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price target on Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Robert W. Baird upgraded Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $190.00 to $200.00 in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Baird R W upgraded Capital One Financial from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Capital One Financial has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $206.67.

Capital One Financial Trading Up 3.2 %

Shares of COF stock opened at $170.73 on Thursday. Capital One Financial Co. has a 12-month low of $128.23 and a 12-month high of $210.67. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $192.80 and its 200-day moving average price is $175.05. The stock has a market capitalization of $65.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.73, 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 results 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. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 9.46%. The company had revenue of $10.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.22 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.81 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts predict that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid 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 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.