Blair William & Co. IL Has $4.13 Million Stock Position in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Blair William & Co. IL lowered its position in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 4.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 23,137 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 1,186 shares during the quarter. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $4,126,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Intech Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Capital One Financial in the 3rd quarter valued at about $248,000. Quantbot Technologies LP increased its stake in Capital One Financial by 286.7% in the 3rd quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 6,380 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $955,000 after buying an additional 4,730 shares during the period. CreativeOne Wealth LLC lifted its position in Capital One Financial by 16.7% in the 3rd quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 2,087 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $313,000 after buying an additional 298 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 7.7% during the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 43,250 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $6,476,000 after buying an additional 3,081 shares during the period. Finally, Kestra Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Capital One Financial in the third quarter worth $361,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

NYSE:COF opened at $179.59 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $190.47 and its 200-day moving average is $178.22. The company has a market cap of $68.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.50, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.47. 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 52-week low of $128.23 and a 52-week high of $210.67.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last issued 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 return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 9.46%. The firm had revenue of $10.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.22 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.81 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts anticipate that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 earnings per share for the current year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.34%. Capital One Financial’s payout ratio is 20.71%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have commented on COF shares. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. UBS Group upgraded Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $168.00 to $235.00 in a report on Monday, January 13th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $232.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Truist Financial decreased their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $257.00 to $215.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Finally, Citigroup cut their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $245.00 to $230.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 24th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $206.63.

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.