Xponance Inc. Purchases 1,698 Shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Xponance Inc. lifted its holdings in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 3.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 49,894 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,698 shares during the period. Xponance Inc.’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $6,542,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in COF. Tilt Investment Management Holdings PBC bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter valued at $202,000. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. bought a new stake in Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at about $237,000. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt increased its position in Capital One Financial by 50.3% in the fourth quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt now owns 822 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $108,000 after buying an additional 275 shares in the last quarter. Aspen Wealth Strategies LLC lifted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 55.1% during the 4th quarter. Aspen Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 5,154 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $676,000 after buying an additional 1,830 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Financial Strategies Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 28.8% during the 4th quarter. Financial Strategies Group Inc. now owns 33,159 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $4,347,000 after acquiring an additional 7,422 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have commented on COF shares. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $152.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 23rd. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $142.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 21st. UBS Group raised their price target on Capital One Financial from $132.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, February 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft began coverage on Capital One Financial in a research report on Wednesday, January 10th. They set a “hold” rating and a $153.00 target price for the company. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Capital One Financial from $160.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 10th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $137.05.

Capital One Financial Price Performance

COF opened at $142.91 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $54.36 billion, a PE ratio of 11.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.48. The business’s 50-day moving average is $139.34 and its two-hundred day moving average is $124.07. Capital One Financial Co. has a 1 year low of $83.93 and a 1 year high of $149.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 25th. The financial services provider reported $2.24 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.50 by ($0.26). The firm had revenue of $9.51 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.45 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.24% and a net margin of 9.88%. Research analysts anticipate that Capital One Financial Co. will post 13.84 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 23rd. Investors of record on Monday, February 12th were paid a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 9th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.68%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 20.08%.

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.