Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Receives Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Brokerages

Shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) have earned a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the eighteen ratings firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Four equities research 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. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $207.73.

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on COF shares. Royal Bank of Canada set a $190.00 price target on shares of Capital One Financial and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $200.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $245.00 to $230.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 24th. Bank of America upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their target price for the company from $207.00 to $235.00 in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and boosted their target price for the company from $190.00 to $200.00 in a report on Tuesday, March 11th.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

Shares of Capital One Financial stock traded up $0.16 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $197.40. 8,200,447 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,291,304. 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 business has a 50-day simple moving average of $174.37 and a 200-day simple moving average of $183.21. Capital One Financial has a 52-week low of $128.23 and a 52-week high of $210.67. The stock has a market capitalization of $75.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.03, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.13.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 22nd. The financial services provider reported $4.06 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.75 by $0.31. The company had revenue of $10 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.07 billion. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 9.46% and a return on equity of 9.45%. On average, research analysts forecast that Capital One Financial will post 15.65 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 5th. Investors of record on Friday, May 23rd will be paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.22%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 23rd. Capital One Financial's payout ratio is currently 20.15%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Capital One Financial

In other Capital One Financial news, Director Ann F. Hackett sold 1,658 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $198.70, for a total value of $329,444.60. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 56,244 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $11,175,682.80. This represents a 2.86% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Michael Zamsky sold 9,560 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $199.40, for a total transaction of $1,906,264.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 20,089 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,005,746.60. This represents a 32.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.26% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. WPG Advisers LLC acquired a new position in shares of Capital One Financial in the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. Bfsg LLC acquired a new stake in Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Saudi Central Bank acquired a new stake in Capital One Financial during the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Finally, TruNorth Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.84% of the company's stock.

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.