Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC Sells 11,158 Shares of Capital One Financial Corporation $COF

Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC reduced its stake in Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) by 13.7% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 70,407 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 11,158 shares during the period. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $17,064,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC acquired a new position in Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 1,312.5% in the 4th quarter. Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC now owns 113 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Olistico Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. raised its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 550.0% in the 4th quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 130 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares during the period. Finally, Strive Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Capital One Financial during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other Capital One Financial news, General Counsel Matthew W. Cooper sold 3,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $183.93, for a total transaction of $643,755.00. Following the sale, the general counsel directly owned 97,194 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,876,892.42. The trade was a 3.48% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available 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 firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the insider owned 61,579 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,858,883.82. The trade was a 2.76% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 8,040 shares of company stock worth $1,498,615 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.78% of the company’s stock.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

COF opened at $188.06 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $189.11 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $209.28. Capital One Financial Corporation has a 1 year low of $174.98 and a 1 year high of $259.64. The company has a market capitalization of $117.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 65.98, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 1.03.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 21st. The financial services provider reported $4.42 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.08 by ($0.66). The firm had revenue of $15.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.68 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 10.59% and a net margin of 4.29%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 52.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $4.06 earnings per share. Equities analysts expect that Capital One Financial Corporation will post 19.14 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.80 per share. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 19th. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 112.28%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $256.00 to $250.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on Capital One Financial from $300.00 to $273.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Argus lowered their price target on Capital One Financial from $260.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Evercore decreased their price objective on Capital One Financial from $265.00 to $222.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 6th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their target price on Capital One Financial from $283.00 to $270.00 in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Seventeen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $258.75.

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.