Midwest Professional Planners LTD. raised its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 5.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 22,423 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 1,183 shares during the period. Capital One Financial comprises 1.2% of Midwest Professional Planners LTD.’s portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest holding. Midwest Professional Planners LTD.’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $3,999,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Egerton Capital UK LLP purchased a new position in Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at $279,159,000. FMR LLC grew its stake in Capital One Financial by 21.4% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 6,640,951 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $994,350,000 after acquiring an additional 1,169,395 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at $130,683,000. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its stake in Capital One Financial by 268.7% during 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 acquiring an additional 710,881 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Southpoint Capital Advisors LP purchased a new position in Capital One Financial during the third quarter valued at $104,811,000. 89.84% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $200.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $219.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased 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. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $182.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $190.00 to $200.00 in a report on Tuesday. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $206.67.
Capital One Financial Stock Down 2.8 %
Shares of Capital One Financial stock opened at $165.73 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $192.54 and its 200-day moving average price is $174.98. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. Capital One Financial Co. has a 52-week low of $128.23 and a 52-week high of $210.67. The company has a market cap of $63.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.30, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.47.
Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.78 by $0.31. The company had revenue of $10.19 billion during 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%. Capital One Financial’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.81 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Capital One Financial Announces Dividend
The business 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. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.45%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.
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