Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Shares Purchased by Aspiriant LLC

Aspiriant LLC grew its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 7.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 2,844 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 201 shares during the quarter. Aspiriant LLC’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $507,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. acquired a new stake in Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the 3rd quarter worth about $36,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV lifted its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 135.0% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 289 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 166 shares during the period. Eastern Bank acquired a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the third quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Finally, Prospera Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the third quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Capital One Financial Stock Up 1.3 %

NYSE:COF opened at $193.42 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $183.84 and its 200 day moving average price is $160.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $73.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.26, a PEG ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. Capital One Financial Co. has a 1-year low of $128.23 and a 1-year high of $198.30.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last issued its earnings results 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 $10,220,675.12 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.00% and a net margin of 8.80%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.81 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Capital One Financial Co. will post 13.53 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 22nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were given a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 14th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.24%. Capital One Financial’s payout ratio is 22.66%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Evercore ISI increased their price target on Capital One Financial from $163.00 to $184.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted 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. HSBC upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $176.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price objective 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. Finally, Bank of America lowered shares of Capital One Financial from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their target price for the company from $203.00 to $200.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $188.06.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Michael Zamsky sold 10,541 shares of Capital One Financial 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 owns 26,482 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,038,465.32. This trade represents a 28.47 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Mark Daniel Mouadeb sold 1,994 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.37, for a total value of $323,765.78. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 19,776 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,211,029.12. The trade was a 9.16 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 13,256 shares of company stock worth $2,462,487 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

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.