Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec Purchases 17,100 Shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec increased its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) by 380.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 21,600 shares of the financial services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 17,100 shares during the period. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec's holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $3,852,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in COF. Bfsg LLC bought a new stake in Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new position in Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Decker Retirement Planning Inc. bought a new position in shares of Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at $32,000. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target 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. Argus upgraded Capital One Financial to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Citigroup reduced their price target on Capital One Financial from $245.00 to $230.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 24th. Baird R W upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Finally, HSBC raised shares of Capital One Financial from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $176.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $207.73.

Capital One Financial Price Performance

Shares of COF traded up $1.14 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $186.85. The company's stock had a trading volume of 4,733,914 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,187,008. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $173.18 and a 200 day moving average price of $181.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $71.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.12, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.13. Capital One Financial Co. has a fifty-two week low of $128.23 and a fifty-two week high of $210.67.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF - Get Free Report) 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. The firm had revenue of $10 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.07 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 9.46%. On average, research analysts predict that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were given a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.28%. Capital One Financial's payout ratio is 20.15%.

Capital One Financial 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.