Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-two ratings firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seventeen have issued a buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $258.75.

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Barclays lifted their price target on Capital One Financial from $226.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of Capital One Financial in a report on Monday, March 16th. Argus decreased their target price on Capital One Financial from $260.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on Capital One Financial from $300.00 to $260.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. Finally, UBS Group decreased their target price on Capital One Financial from $283.00 to $270.00 in a report on Wednesday, May 6th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Celia Karam sold 1,749 shares of Capital One Financial stock in a transaction on Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $192.58, for a total value of $336,822.42. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 61,579 shares in the company, valued at $11,858,883.82. The trade was a 2.76% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Lia Dean sold 1,692 shares of Capital One Financial stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $185.61, for a total value of $314,052.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 65,454 shares in the company, valued at $12,148,916.94. The trade was a 2.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 8,040 shares of company stock worth $1,498,615 in the last three months. 0.78% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of COF. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 529.4% during the fourth quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 107 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC purchased a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 1,312.5% during the fourth quarter. Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC now owns 113 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. Strive Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the third quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, Frazier Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the first quarter valued at $29,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Capital One Financial Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of COF stock opened at $201.94 on Wednesday. Capital One Financial has a 1 year low of $174.24 and a 1 year high of $259.64. The stock has a market cap of $125.66 billion, a PE ratio of 70.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 1.03. The business’s fifty day moving average is $190.70 and its 200-day moving average is $206.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.03.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The financial services provider reported $4.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.08 by ($0.66). Capital One Financial had a net margin of 4.29% and a return on equity of 10.59%. The firm had revenue of $15.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.68 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $4.06 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 52.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts expect that Capital One Financial will post 19.51 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 Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 19th were issued a $0.80 dividend. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 19th. Capital One Financial’s payout ratio is presently 112.28%.

Capital One Financial Company Profile

Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) is a diversified bank holding company headquartered in McLean, Virginia. The company’s core businesses include credit card lending, consumer and commercial banking, and auto finance. Capital One issues a wide range of credit card products for consumers and small businesses, and it operates deposit and digital banking services aimed at retail customers and small to midsize enterprises.

Products and services include credit and charge cards, checking and savings accounts (including the online-focused Capital One 360 platform), auto loans, and commercial lending solutions.