Capital One Financial Corporation $COF Shares Acquired by Vise Technologies Inc.

Vise Technologies Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) by 38.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 17,002 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,756 shares during the quarter. Vise Technologies Inc.’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $4,121,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake 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 valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 90 shares during the period. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 1,312.5% during the fourth 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 period. Olistico Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Strive Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Lia Dean sold 1,692 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $185.61, for a total value of $314,052.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 65,454 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,148,916.94. This trade represents a 2.52% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, General Counsel Matthew W. Cooper sold 3,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $183.93, for a total transaction of $643,755.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the general counsel directly owned 97,194 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,876,892.42. This represents a 3.48% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 8,040 shares of company stock valued at $1,498,615. Company insiders own 0.78% of the company’s stock.

Capital One Financial Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of NYSE:COF opened at $180.58 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $112.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 63.36, a PEG ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 1.03. Capital One Financial Corporation has a 1-year low of $174.98 and a 1-year high of $259.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.03. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $189.03 and a 200 day moving average price of $208.10.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The financial services provider reported $4.42 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.08 by ($0.66). The business had revenue of $15.23 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.68 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 10.59% and a net margin of 4.29%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 52.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $4.06 earnings per share. On average, research analysts anticipate that Capital One Financial Corporation will post 19.13 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 19th were paid a $0.80 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 19th. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.8%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 112.28%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently commented on COF. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $300.00 to $260.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $283.00 to $270.00 in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $226.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $224.00 target price on shares of Capital One Financial in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $300.00 target price on shares of Capital One Financial in a report on Monday, March 16th. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company 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.