Financial Security Advisor Inc. Sells 144 Shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Financial Security Advisor Inc. lessened its stake in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 4.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 2,915 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 144 shares during the period. Financial Security Advisor Inc.’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $520,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of COF. Bfsg LLC bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. bought a new stake in Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the third quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Finally, Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV grew its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 135.0% during the third quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 289 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 166 shares during the last quarter. 89.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Capital One Financial Stock Up 0.1 %

Capital One Financial stock opened at $197.00 on Friday. Capital One Financial Co. has a twelve month low of $128.23 and a twelve month high of $210.67. The business has a fifty day moving average of $192.88 and a two-hundred day moving average of $172.23. The firm has a market cap of $75.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.78 by $0.31. The company had revenue of $10.19 billion for 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 for the quarter was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.81 earnings per share. On average, analysts forecast that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be given a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.22%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial’s payout ratio is currently 20.71%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on Capital One Financial from $182.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $219.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Capital One Financial presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $202.27.

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.