Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. Decreases Position in Capital One Financial Corporation $COF

Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. cut its stake in Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) by 98.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 273 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 14,140 shares during the quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc.’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $66,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Tompkins Financial Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. Tompkins Financial Corp now owns 977 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $237,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the period. Focus Financial Network Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 1,570 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $380,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the period. Mather Group LLC. boosted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 1.0% in the third quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 4,540 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $965,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the period. Stephens Consulting LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 10.3% in the fourth quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 504 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $122,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the period. Finally, Nicolet Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 0.7% in the third quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 7,047 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,506,000 after buying an additional 48 shares during the period. 89.84% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Celia Karam sold 2,108 shares of Capital One Financial stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $218.25, for a total value of $460,071.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 59,269 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,935,459.25. This trade represents a 3.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Neal Blinde sold 38,135 shares of Capital One Financial stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $190.51, for a total transaction of $7,265,098.85. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 33,551 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,391,801.01. This represents a 53.20% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 50,047 shares of company stock worth $9,742,217. 1.26% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting Capital One Financial

Here are the key news stories impacting Capital One Financial this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Capital One completed its acquisition of Brex, adding a corporate-focused fintech, business payments capabilities, and agentic commerce/AI tools that expand its addressable market and cross-sell opportunities. Capital One Completes Brex Acquisition
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage highlights that the Brex close deepens Capital One’s push into AI-driven business payments — a strategic growth vector that could lift fee income and improve product stickiness. Capital One pushes deeper into AI, business payments
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts expect double-digit growth in Capital One’s upcoming quarterly results, supporting optimism on near-term earnings momentum and lending performance. What to Expect From Capital One’s Next Quarterly Earnings Report
• Neutral Sentiment: Goldman Sachs is maintaining a Buy on COF, signaling continued institutional support, but it trimmed its price target (from $300 to $260) — a mixed signal on upside magnitude. Capital One Receives a Buy from Goldman Sachs
• Neutral Sentiment: UBS trimmed its price target slightly (to $283) but kept a Buy rating, leaving the analyst community broadly bullish even as short-term upside estimates were adjusted. UBS Adjusts Price Target on Capital One Financial
• Neutral Sentiment: TD Cowen also cut its price target (from $290 to $260) but retained a Buy rating, reflecting confidence in multi-year growth while dialing back near-term upside. Despite Lowering Price Target, TD Cowen Sees Upside
• Negative Sentiment: Barclays downgraded its expectations for COF, which introduces downside risk if macro or credit trends weaken and could cap upside despite strategic wins. Barclays Lowers Expectations for Capital One

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently commented on COF. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $237.00 to $256.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $300.00 price target on shares of Capital One Financial in a report on Monday, March 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $300.00 to $260.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $265.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $286.00 to $283.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Capital One Financial presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $268.10.

Capital One Financial Trading Up 6.2%

NYSE:COF opened at $192.39 on Thursday. Capital One Financial Corporation has a 12 month low of $147.30 and a 12 month high of $259.64. The firm has a market cap of $119.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 65.00, a P/E/G ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a quick ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44. The company’s 50 day moving average is $196.28 and its 200-day moving average is $215.51.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 22nd. The financial services provider reported $3.86 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.14 by ($0.28). Capital One Financial had a net margin of 3.54% and a return on equity of 10.68%. The firm had revenue of $15.62 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.49 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.67 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 53.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts anticipate that Capital One Financial Corporation will post 15.65 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 19th were given a $0.80 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 19th. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 108.11%.

About Capital One Financial

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.