Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC Purchases 123 Shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 51.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 363 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 123 shares during the quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $65,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC grew its holdings in Capital One Financial by 3.9% during the 4th quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,428 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $255,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC lifted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC now owns 1,777 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $317,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the period. TFB Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. TFB Advisors LLC now owns 1,488 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $265,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Money Concepts Capital Corp raised its stake in Capital One Financial by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. Money Concepts Capital Corp now owns 1,565 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $279,000 after buying an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. lifted its holdings in Capital One Financial by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. now owns 1,852 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $330,000 after buying an additional 62 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Capital One Financial Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of Capital One Financial stock opened at $203.06 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $189.86 and a 200 day moving average price of $168.99. Capital One Financial Co. has a 1 year low of $128.23 and a 1 year high of $208.63. The stock has a market cap of $77.41 billion, a PE ratio of 17.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.47.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.78 by $0.31. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 9.46% and a return on equity of 9.45%. The firm had revenue of $10.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.22 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $2.81 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts predict that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.18%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.71%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently commented 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. HSBC upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $176.00 price target on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. 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 research note on Friday, January 3rd. Argus upgraded shares of Capital One Financial to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised 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. Nine research 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 stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $196.31.

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.