Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Shares Purchased by Blue Trust Inc.

Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 37.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 4,495 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,217 shares during the quarter. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $802,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of COF. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new stake in Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at about $32,000. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV boosted its stake in Capital One Financial by 135.0% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 289 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 166 shares during the period. Eastern Bank purchased a new position in Capital One Financial during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $44,000. Finally, Prospera Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Capital One Financial during the 3rd quarter valued at $47,000. Institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently weighed in on COF. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Evercore ISI increased their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $163.00 to $184.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted 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. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, UBS Group upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $168.00 to $235.00 in a report on Monday, January 13th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $196.31.

Insider Transactions at Capital One Financial

In other Capital One Financial news, insider Mark Daniel Mouadeb sold 1,994 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.37, for a total transaction of $323,765.78. Following the sale, the insider now owns 19,776 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,211,029.12. This represents a 9.16 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Kara West sold 721 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.73, for a total transaction of $133,190.33. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 12,929 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,388,374.17. This represents a 5.28 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 13,256 shares of company stock valued at $2,462,487 in the last three months. 1.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Capital One Financial Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of COF stock opened at $204.19 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $77.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $185.91 and a 200 day moving average price of $163.69. Capital One Financial Co. has a one year low of $128.23 and a one year high of $207.24.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.78 by $0.31. The business had revenue of $10.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.22 billion. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 9.46% and a return on equity of 9.45%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.81 earnings per share. Analysts predict that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.22 earnings per share for the current year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 22nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were paid a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.18%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 14th. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 20.71%.

Capital One Financial Profile

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.