Compass Capital Corp MA ADV Invests $1.66 Million in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Compass Capital Corp MA ADV purchased a new position in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund purchased 9,307 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,660,000.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 16,506,861 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,471,572,000 after purchasing an additional 74,784 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in Capital One Financial by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 10,387,265 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,649,488,000 after buying an additional 280,462 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its position in Capital One Financial by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 9,694,297 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,451,527,000 after buying an additional 72,097 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Capital One Financial by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 8,020,160 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,198,664,000 after buying an additional 159,616 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FMR LLC raised its position in Capital One Financial by 21.4% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 6,640,951 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $994,350,000 after buying an additional 1,169,395 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Capital One Financial Trading Down 2.0 %

Shares of NYSE:COF opened at $205.73 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $191.14 and a 200 day moving average of $170.00. The company has a market cap of $78.43 billion, a PE ratio of 17.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. Capital One Financial Co. has a 12-month low of $128.23 and a 12-month high of $210.67.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.78 by $0.31. The company had revenue of $10.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.22 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 9.46%. The firm’s revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.81 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be paid a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.17%. Capital One Financial’s payout ratio is 20.71%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on Capital One Financial from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their target price on Capital One Financial from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. 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 boosted their target price on Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, HSBC raised shares of Capital One Financial from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $176.00 price target for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $198.50.

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.