Securian Asset Management Inc. Has $3.66 Million Holdings in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Securian Asset Management Inc. trimmed its position in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 2.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 20,503 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 615 shares during the period. Securian Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $3,656,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bfsg LLC acquired a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new position in Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. bought a new position in shares of Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $32,000. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on COF shares. Robert W. Baird upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $190.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Tuesday. HSBC upgraded 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 report on Tuesday, January 14th. Barclays raised their price objective on Capital One Financial from $219.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, Evercore ISI raised Capital One Financial from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $200.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $206.67.

Capital One Financial Price Performance

Shares of NYSE COF opened at $170.73 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $65.10 billion, a PE ratio of 14.73, 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 Co. has a twelve month low of $128.23 and a twelve month high of $210.67. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $192.80 and a 200 day simple moving average of $175.05.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.78 by $0.31. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 9.46%. The firm had revenue of $10.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.22 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.81 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts forecast 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 was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.41%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial’s payout ratio is 20.71%.

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.