Trust Co. of Vermont Has $3.24 Million Position in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Trust Co. of Vermont lifted its position in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 0.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 18,166 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 83 shares during the period. Trust Co. of Vermont’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $3,239,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of COF. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 3.7% during the second quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,048 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $699,000 after purchasing an additional 179 shares in the last quarter. Argent Trust Co lifted its holdings in Capital One Financial by 4.1% during the second quarter. Argent Trust Co now owns 9,116 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,262,000 after acquiring an additional 360 shares in the last quarter. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. grew its stake in Capital One Financial by 1.7% in the second quarter. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. now owns 12,578 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,741,000 after acquiring an additional 215 shares during the period. MQS Management LLC raised its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 7.3% during the second quarter. MQS Management LLC now owns 3,406 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $472,000 after purchasing an additional 231 shares during the period. Finally, Wealth Advisors of Tampa Bay LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Wealth Advisors of Tampa Bay LLC now owns 10,348 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,433,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Capital One Financial

In related news, insider Kara West sold 721 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.73, for a total value of $133,190.33. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 12,929 shares in the company, valued at $2,388,374.17. The trade was a 5.28 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Mark Daniel Mouadeb sold 1,994 shares of the 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 transaction, the insider now owns 19,776 shares in the company, valued at $3,211,029.12. The trade was a 9.16 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 13,256 shares of company stock valued at $2,462,487 in the last quarter. 1.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

COF has been the topic of a number of research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $182.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted 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. UBS Group raised Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $168.00 to $235.00 in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Citigroup initiated coverage on Capital One Financial in a report on Friday, September 20th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $190.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Barclays upgraded Capital One Financial from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $158.00 to $219.00 in a report on Monday, January 6th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $188.06.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

Shares of COF traded up $2.72 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $191.16. The stock had a trading volume of 3,723,831 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,937,967. 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 50 day simple moving average of $183.71 and a 200-day simple moving average of $159.96. The firm has a market cap of $72.88 billion, a PE ratio of 18.05, a P/E/G ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.46. Capital One Financial Co. has a one year low of $123.23 and a one year high of $198.30.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The financial services provider reported $4.51 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.70 by $0.81. The business had revenue of $10 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.88 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.00% and a net margin of 8.80%. Capital One Financial’s quarterly revenue was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $4.45 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Capital One Financial Co. will post 13.41 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

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

Capital One Financial Company 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.