Roxbury Financial LLC Takes $201,000 Position in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Roxbury Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 1,048 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $201,000.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Creative Planning grew its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 7.2% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 52,492 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $7,860,000 after buying an additional 3,507 shares in the last quarter. Swedbank AB grew its holdings in Capital One Financial by 13.4% in the 3rd quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 68,244 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $10,218,000 after buying an additional 8,074 shares in the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. increased its position in Capital One Financial by 3.6% during the third quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 16,299 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,440,000 after acquiring an additional 562 shares during the period. nVerses Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the third quarter valued at approximately $90,000. Finally, Global Retirement Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 5.1% during the 3rd quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 2,804 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $420,000 after acquiring an additional 136 shares during the period. 89.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have weighed in on COF. Hsbc Global Res raised Capital One Financial from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Capital One Financial from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $182.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. UBS Group upgraded Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $168.00 to $235.00 in a report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Bank of America downgraded Capital One Financial from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their target price for the company from $203.00 to $200.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $196.31.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

Shares of COF opened at $202.25 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The company has a market capitalization 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 Co. has a 12 month low of $128.23 and a 12 month high of $208.63. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $189.22 and a 200 day moving average of $167.98.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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. The company had revenue of $10.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.22 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 9.46%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.81 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.19%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 20.71%.

Capital One Financial Company 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.