Capital One Financial Corporation $COF Shares Acquired by RBF Capital LLC

RBF Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) by 5.3% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 72,596 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 3,680 shares during the quarter. RBF Capital LLC’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $13,244,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 529.4% during the fourth quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 107 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC bought a new stake in Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Capital One Financial by 1,312.5% during the 4th quarter. Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC now owns 113 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the period. Strive Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Capital One Financial during the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, Frazier Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in Capital One Financial in the 1st quarter worth about $29,000. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have commented on COF. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $256.00 to $250.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. TD Cowen decreased their price objective on Capital One Financial from $260.00 to $253.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Capital One Financial in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Truist Financial cut their target price on Capital One Financial from $275.00 to $255.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Barclays reduced their price target on Capital One Financial from $242.00 to $240.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Twenty research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $259.14.

Capital One Financial Trading Down 1.6%

Shares of NYSE:COF opened at $208.92 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $196.82 and a 200-day moving average of $199.23. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. The firm has a market cap of $130.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.93, a P/E/G ratio of 0.78 and a beta of 1.02. Capital One Financial Corporation has a twelve month low of $174.24 and a twelve month high of $259.64.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 21st. The financial services provider reported $5.81 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.79 by $1.02. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 13.37% and a return on equity of 11.28%. The business had revenue of $15.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.76 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $5.48 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 26.9% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts anticipate that Capital One Financial Corporation will post 20.13 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 17th will be given a dividend of $0.80 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 17th. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 19.80%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Capital One Financial

In other news, General Counsel Matthew W. Cooper sold 3,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $208.00, for a total value of $728,000.00. Following the sale, the general counsel owned 90,194 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,760,352. The trade was a 3.74% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Celia Karam sold 1,749 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $192.58, for a total value of $336,822.42. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 61,579 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,858,883.82. This trade represents a 2.76% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 8,749 shares of company stock worth $1,708,577. 0.78% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Capital One Financial Profile

Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) is a diversified bank holding company headquartered in McLean, Virginia. The company’s core businesses include credit card lending, consumer and commercial banking, and auto finance. Capital One issues a wide range of credit card products for consumers and small businesses, and it operates deposit and digital banking services aimed at retail customers and small to midsize enterprises.

Products and services include credit and charge cards, checking and savings accounts (including the online-focused Capital One 360 platform), auto loans, and commercial lending solutions.