1,255 Shares in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Acquired by Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC

Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 1,255 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $224,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of COF. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at $32,000. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Capital One Financial in the third quarter worth about $36,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV increased its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 135.0% in the third quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 289 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 166 shares in the last quarter. Eastern Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the third quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Finally, Prospera Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Michael Zamsky sold 10,541 shares of Capital One Financial stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $190.26, for a total transaction of $2,005,530.66. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 26,482 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,038,465.32. The trade was a 28.47 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Kara West sold 721 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $184.73, for a total transaction of $133,190.33. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 12,929 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,388,374.17. The trade was a 5.28 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 13,256 shares of company stock valued at $2,462,487. Insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

COF has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Bank of America lowered Capital One Financial from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price target for the company from $203.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Barclays raised their price objective on Capital One Financial from $219.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. UBS Group upgraded Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the company from $168.00 to $235.00 in a report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Evercore ISI raised their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $163.00 to $184.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $196.31.

Capital One Financial Trading Up 0.5 %

Capital One Financial stock opened at $204.19 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $185.91 and its 200-day simple moving average is $163.69. Capital One Financial Co. has a 52 week low of $128.23 and a 52 week high of $207.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.84 billion, a PE ratio of 17.62, a PEG ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 0.98.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.78 by $0.31. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 9.46%. The company had revenue of $10.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.22 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.81 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts forecast that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.22 earnings per share for the current year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 22nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 14th. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.18%. Capital One Financial’s payout ratio is 20.71%.

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.