Caxton Associates LP Sells 2,634 Shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Caxton Associates LP lowered its position in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) by 32.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,398 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 2,634 shares during the quarter. Caxton Associates LP's holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $963,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Norden Group LLC boosted its stake in Capital One Financial by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Norden Group LLC now owns 2,010 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $358,000 after acquiring an additional 51 shares in the last quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 3.9% in the 4th quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,428 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $255,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 5,247 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $936,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC increased its position in Capital One Financial by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC now owns 1,777 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $317,000 after buying an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TFB Advisors LLC raised its stake in Capital One Financial by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. TFB Advisors LLC now owns 1,488 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $265,000 after buying an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.84% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on COF shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on Capital One Financial from $198.00 to $170.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of 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 upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $176.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Robert W. Baird upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $190.00 to $200.00 in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Finally, UBS Group upgraded Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their target price for the company from $168.00 to $235.00 in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Capital One Financial has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $207.73.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

Capital One Financial stock traded down $1.82 during trading on Friday, reaching $187.68. The company had a trading volume of 3,178,344 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,216,219. The firm has a market capitalization of $71.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $173.12 and its 200 day simple moving average is $182.52. Capital One Financial Co. has a 52 week low of $128.23 and a 52 week high of $210.67.

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

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 23rd will be paid a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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%.

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.