Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Shares Sold by Clarius Group LLC

Clarius Group LLC trimmed its position in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 7.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,325 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 187 shares during the quarter. Clarius Group LLC’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $415,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on COF shares. Hsbc Global Res raised Capital One Financial from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $232.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. HSBC upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $176.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. UBS Group upgraded shares of 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 research note on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $188.06.

Capital One Financial Price Performance

Shares of COF opened at $191.16 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The firm has a market cap of $72.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.05, a PEG ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.46. Capital One Financial Co. has a 52 week low of $123.23 and a 52 week high of $198.30. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $183.82 and a 200-day moving average of $160.45.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The financial services provider reported $4.51 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.70 by $0.81. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 8.80% and a return on equity of 9.00%. The firm had revenue of $10 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.88 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $4.45 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts forecast that Capital One Financial Co. will post 13.41 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 22nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were issued a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 14th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.26%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio is currently 22.66%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Capital One Financial

In other Capital One Financial news, insider Mark Daniel Mouadeb sold 1,994 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.37, for a total value of $323,765.78. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 19,776 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,211,029.12. This trade represents a 9.16 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Michael Zamsky sold 10,541 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $190.26, for a total transaction of $2,005,530.66. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 26,482 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,038,465.32. This represents a 28.47 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 13,256 shares of company stock worth $2,462,487 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

About Capital One Financial

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.