Capital One Financial Corporation $COF Stake Boosted by O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) by 3.0% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 203,001 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,887 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $49,199,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Tompkins Financial Corp grew its stake in Capital One Financial by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. Tompkins Financial Corp now owns 977 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $237,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. grew its stake in Capital One Financial by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 1,570 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $380,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. grew its stake in Capital One Financial by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 1,067 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $259,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC grew its stake in Capital One Financial by 10.3% during the 4th quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 504 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $122,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dogwood Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Capital One Financial by 26.0% during the 4th quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC now owns 228 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $55,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, General Counsel Matthew W. Cooper sold 3,500 shares of the business’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 value of $643,755.00. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel directly owned 97,194 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,876,892.42. The trade was a 3.48% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Lia Dean sold 1,692 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $185.61, for a total value of $314,052.12. Following the completion of the sale, 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 8,040 shares of company stock worth $1,498,615. 0.78% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Capital One Financial Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of Capital One Financial stock opened at $180.58 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $112.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 63.36, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 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 Corporation has a 52-week low of $174.98 and a 52-week high of $259.64. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $189.03 and a 200-day simple moving average of $208.15.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last posted its earnings results 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). Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 10.59% and a net margin of 4.29%.The company had revenue of $15.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.68 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $4.06 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 52.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts expect that Capital One Financial Corporation will post 19.13 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 19th were issued a $0.80 dividend. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 19th. Capital One Financial’s payout ratio is 112.28%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

COF has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their target price on 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. UBS Group lowered their target price on Capital One Financial from $283.00 to $270.00 in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. TD Cowen lowered their target price on Capital One Financial from $290.00 to $260.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $300.00 target price on shares of Capital One Financial in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on 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. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial has an average 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.