Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. Purchases 62 Shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. grew its position in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 3.5% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 1,852 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 62 shares during the quarter. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co.’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $330,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. bought a new position in shares of Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in Capital One Financial during the 3rd quarter worth $36,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV raised its position in Capital One Financial by 135.0% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 289 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 166 shares during the last quarter. Eastern Bank bought a new position in Capital One Financial during the 3rd quarter worth $44,000. Finally, Prospera Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in Capital One Financial during the 3rd quarter worth $47,000. 89.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

COF has been the subject of several analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Bank of America lowered Capital One Financial from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $203.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on Capital One Financial from $182.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased their price target on Capital One Financial from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $196.31.

Capital One Financial Price Performance

COF stock opened at $202.25 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $77.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.26 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 52-week low of $128.23 and a 52-week high of $208.63. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $189.51 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $168.35.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.78 by $0.31. The business had revenue of $10.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.22 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 9.46%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.81 EPS. Research analysts expect that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.41 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.19%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.