375 Shares in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Acquired by Loomis Sayles & Co. L P

Loomis Sayles & Co. L P bought a new position in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 375 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $67,000.

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

Capital One Financial Price Performance

NYSE:COF opened at $173.32 on Monday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $190.70 and its two-hundred day moving average is $177.92. The firm has a market cap of $66.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.95, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.98. Capital One Financial Co. has a one year low of $128.23 and a one year high of $210.67.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 EPS 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.22 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.81 earnings per share. Capital One Financial’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts expect that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors 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 yield of 1.38%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.71%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on COF shares. Truist Financial decreased their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $257.00 to $215.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Citigroup lowered their price objective on Capital One Financial from $245.00 to $230.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 24th. Bank of America upgraded Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the company from $207.00 to $235.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. Hsbc Global Res raised Capital One Financial from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Argus upgraded shares of Capital One Financial to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $206.63.

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.