1,620 Shares in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Acquired by PDS Planning Inc

PDS Planning Inc acquired a new position in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 1,620 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $212,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. OLD National Bancorp IN lifted its position in Capital One Financial by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN now owns 139,456 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $18,285,000 after purchasing an additional 4,403 shares during the period. Handelsbanken Fonder AB lifted its position in Capital One Financial by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 75,225 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $9,864,000 after purchasing an additional 2,767 shares during the period. CWM LLC lifted its position in Capital One Financial by 20.2% in the fourth quarter. CWM LLC now owns 6,369 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $835,000 after purchasing an additional 1,071 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd lifted its position in Capital One Financial by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 40,813 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $5,351,000 after purchasing an additional 440 shares during the period. Finally, Signaturefd LLC lifted its position in Capital One Financial by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 9,030 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,184,000 after purchasing an additional 366 shares during the period. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft assumed coverage on Capital One Financial in a research report on Wednesday, January 10th. They set a “hold” rating and a $153.00 price objective for the company. Citigroup increased their price objective on Capital One Financial from $152.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 23rd. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on Capital One Financial from $142.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 21st. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Capital One Financial from $160.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 10th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on Capital One Financial from $124.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 29th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Capital One Financial presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $137.05.

Capital One Financial Stock Up 0.4 %

NYSE COF opened at $147.89 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $56.25 billion, a PE ratio of 12.38, a PEG ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.48. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $139.82 and a 200 day simple moving average of $125.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.01. Capital One Financial Co. has a twelve month low of $83.93 and a twelve month high of $149.94.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 25th. The financial services provider reported $2.24 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.50 by ($0.26). The firm had revenue of $9.51 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.45 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.24% and a net margin of 9.88%. On average, research analysts forecast that Capital One Financial Co. will post 13.84 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 23rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 12th were issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.62%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 9th. Capital One Financial’s payout ratio is 20.08%.

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.