D Orazio & Associates Inc. Invests $214,000 in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

D Orazio & Associates Inc. purchased a new position in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 1,202 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $214,000.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the 3rd quarter worth about $36,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV raised its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 135.0% during 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 in the last quarter. Eastern Bank bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Finally, Prospera Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the 3rd quarter worth $47,000. 89.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Michael Zamsky sold 10,541 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $190.26, for a total transaction of $2,005,530.66. Following the sale, the insider now owns 26,482 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,038,465.32. This represents a 28.47 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 1.30% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Capital One Financial Price Performance

Shares of COF stock opened at $203.13 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $188.08 and its 200 day simple moving average is $166.17. Capital One Financial Co. has a one year low of $128.23 and a one year high of $208.63. The firm has a market cap of $77.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.53, a P/E/G ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.47.

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, topping the consensus estimate 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 business had revenue of $10.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.22 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.81 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.18%. Capital One Financial’s payout ratio is 20.71%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on COF. Hsbc Global Res raised Capital One Financial from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $163.00 to $184.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted 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. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Capital One Financial from $162.00 to $186.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Nine equities research 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 MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $196.31.

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.