Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC Has $1.33 Million Holdings in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 16.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 7,434 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,075 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $1,326,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in COF. Norden Group LLC grew its holdings in Capital One Financial by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Norden Group LLC now owns 2,010 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $358,000 after buying an additional 51 shares in the last quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 3.9% in the fourth quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,428 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $255,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC increased its position in Capital One Financial by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC now owns 1,777 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $317,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares during the period. TFB Advisors LLC raised its stake in Capital One Financial by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. TFB Advisors LLC now owns 1,488 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $265,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Money Concepts Capital Corp boosted its holdings in Capital One Financial by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. Money Concepts Capital Corp now owns 1,565 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $279,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Capital One Financial Stock Up 3.6 %

NYSE:COF opened at $172.06 on Friday. Capital One Financial Co. has a one year low of $128.23 and a one year high of $210.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The company has a market cap of $65.61 billion, a PE ratio of 14.85, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.47. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $192.37 and its 200 day simple moving average is $175.42.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.78 by $0.31. The company had revenue of $10.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.22 billion. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 9.46% and a return on equity of 9.45%. Capital One Financial’s revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.81 earnings per share. On average, research analysts anticipate that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 earnings per share for the current year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.39%. Capital One Financial’s payout ratio is 20.71%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have commented on COF. Argus upgraded Capital One Financial to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Baird R W raised Capital One Financial from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. UBS Group upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $168.00 to $235.00 in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted 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 note on Friday, January 3rd. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $206.67.

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.