Guardian Partners Inc. Buys Shares of 1,475 Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Guardian Partners Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm purchased 1,475 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $266,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Bfsg LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC purchased a new position 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 fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. 89.84% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Capital One Financial Stock Up 0.2 %

COF stock opened at $174.79 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $66.65 billion, a PE ratio of 15.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a fifty day moving average of $191.50 and a 200-day moving average of $176.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.98. Capital One Financial Co. has a one year low of $128.23 and a one year high of $210.67.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last announced 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. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 9.46% and a return on equity of 9.45%. The firm had revenue of $10.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.22 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.81 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts expect 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 was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors 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 1.37%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio is presently 20.71%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have commented on COF. Truist Financial cut their price objective on Capital One Financial from $257.00 to $215.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Argus raised Capital One Financial to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Bank of America raised Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $207.00 to $235.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $162.00 to $186.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price 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. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $203.87.

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.