Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Shares Sold by Humankind Investments LLC

Humankind Investments LLC reduced its position in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 21.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,349 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 358 shares during the period. Humankind Investments LLC’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $241,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Bfsg LLC acquired a new stake in Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at $32,000. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently commented on COF. Robert W. Baird raised Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their price target for the company from $190.00 to $200.00 in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Argus raised Capital One Financial to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Capital One Financial from $210.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Hsbc Global Res raised Capital One Financial from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Evercore ISI raised Capital One Financial from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $200.00 target price for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $207.73.

Capital One Financial Stock Down 1.0%

COF opened at $187.68 on Monday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $173.12 and a 200 day moving average price of $182.72. Capital One Financial Co. has a twelve month low of $128.23 and a twelve month high of $210.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.98. The firm has a market cap of $71.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.13.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The financial services provider reported $4.06 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.75 by $0.31. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 9.46%. The firm had revenue of $10 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.07 billion. Research analysts forecast that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 23rd will be issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 23rd. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.28%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.15%.

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.