Vontobel Holding Ltd. Has $2.78 Million Stock Holdings in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Vontobel Holding Ltd. cut its stake in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 4.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 15,571 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 728 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd.’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $2,777,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in COF. FMR LLC lifted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 21.4% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 6,640,951 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $994,350,000 after buying an additional 1,169,395 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $130,683,000. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 268.7% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 975,439 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $146,052,000 after buying an additional 710,881 shares during the last quarter. Southpoint Capital Advisors LP acquired a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the third quarter valued at approximately $104,811,000. Finally, KBC Group NV lifted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 282.2% in the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 623,470 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $111,177,000 after buying an additional 460,339 shares during the last quarter. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Capital One Financial Trading Up 2.5 %

Shares of COF opened at $202.25 on Monday. Capital One Financial Co. has a 52-week low of $128.23 and a 52-week high of $208.63. The business’s fifty day moving average is $189.51 and its 200-day moving average is $168.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.98. The firm has a market cap of $77.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.45, a PEG ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.47.

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 company had revenue of $10.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.22 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $2.81 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts anticipate that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.41 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be paid a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.19%. Capital One Financial’s payout ratio is 20.71%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Truist Financial raised their price objective on Capital One Financial from $229.00 to $257.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on Capital One Financial from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on Capital One Financial from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price target on Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res raised Capital One Financial from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $196.31.

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.