Nikulski Financial Inc. Makes New Investment in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Nikulski Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 1,290 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $230,000.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Grove Bank & Trust boosted its stake in Capital One Financial by 7.0% in the 4th quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 973 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $174,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares during the period. Cerro Pacific Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Cerro Pacific Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,861 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,045,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares in the last quarter. Prossimo Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 2.4% during the third quarter. Prossimo Advisors LLC now owns 2,735 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $410,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares during the period. City Holding Co. grew its holdings in Capital One Financial by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. City Holding Co. now owns 5,010 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $893,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares during the period. Finally, Arkadios Wealth Advisors increased its stake in Capital One Financial by 3.9% in the third quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 1,780 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $266,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. 89.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Capital One Financial Price Performance

Shares of NYSE COF opened at $203.32 on Friday. Capital One Financial Co. has a fifty-two week low of $128.23 and a fifty-two week high of $207.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 0.98. The company has a market cap of $77.51 billion, a PE ratio of 17.54, a P/E/G ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.46. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $185.08 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $162.42.

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 for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 business had revenue of $10.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10,220,675.12 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.81 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts expect that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.22 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, November 14th were issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 14th. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.18%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.71%.

Insider Activity at Capital One Financial

In other Capital One Financial news, insider Kara West sold 721 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.73, for a total transaction of $133,190.33. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 12,929 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,388,374.17. This represents a 5.28 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Michael Zamsky sold 10,541 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $190.26, for a total transaction of $2,005,530.66. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 26,482 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,038,465.32. The trade was a 28.47 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 13,256 shares of company stock worth $2,462,487 over the last three months. Company insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

COF has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Barclays lifted their price target on Capital One Financial from $219.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. UBS Group raised shares of Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $168.00 to $235.00 in a report on Monday, January 13th. HSBC raised shares of Capital One Financial from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $176.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised 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. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $190.47.

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.