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

Key Points

• "Moderate Buy" consensus from 23 analysts (17 buy, 5 hold, 1 strong buy) with an average 12‑month price target of $258.86, and several firms recently raised targets (e.g., Barclays to $250, Citi to $310).
• Capital One missed the latest quarter—EPS $4.42 vs $5.08 expected and revenue $15.23B vs $15.68B—and its shares trade around $194.22 with a PE of 68.15 and a 52‑week range of $174.72–$259.64.
• The firm pays a $0.80 quarterly dividend (annual $3.20, yield 1.6%) but has a payout ratio of 112%; insiders sold roughly 50,047 shares (~$9.74M) last quarter while institutional investors own about 89.8% of the stock.

Shares of Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the twenty-three brokerages that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, seventeen have assigned a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $258.8571.

COF has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Capital One Financial from $213.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. BTIG Research reissued a "buy" rating and set a $224.00 price objective on shares of Capital One Financial in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Barclays increased their price objective on Capital One Financial from $226.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Citigroup increased their price objective on Capital One Financial from $290.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, December 31st. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price objective on Capital One Financial from $260.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, January 2nd.

Capital One Financial Stock Up 1.5%

Shares of NYSE COF opened at $194.22 on Tuesday. Capital One Financial has a one year low of $174.72 and a one year high of $259.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 1.03. The business's fifty day moving average price is $191.39 and its 200-day moving average price is $213.79. The stock has a market capitalization of $120.79 billion, a PE ratio of 68.15, a P/E/G ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.14.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 21st. The financial services provider reported $4.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $5.08 by ($0.66). The company had revenue of $15.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $15.68 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 10.59% and a net margin of 4.29%.The business's revenue for the quarter was up 52.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $4.06 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Capital One Financial will post 19.17 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, February 19th were issued a dividend of $0.80 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 19th. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. Capital One Financial's dividend payout ratio is 112.28%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Neal Blinde sold 38,135 shares of Capital One Financial stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $190.51, for a total transaction of $7,265,098.85. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 33,551 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,391,801.01. This trade represents a 53.20% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Jason P. Hanson sold 3,729 shares of Capital One Financial stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.00, for a total value of $764,445.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 40,230 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $8,247,150. This trade represents a 8.48% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 50,047 shares of company stock worth $9,742,217. Company insiders own 0.78% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Capital One Financial

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 56,897,238 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $13,789,615,000 after acquiring an additional 360,071 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 12,476,462 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $3,023,795,000 after acquiring an additional 638,158 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley boosted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 3.9% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 8,677,981 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $2,103,196,000 after acquiring an additional 323,350 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter valued at about $2,089,803,000. Finally, Davis Selected Advisers boosted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Davis Selected Advisers now owns 8,614,766 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $2,087,878,000 after acquiring an additional 234,649 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.84% of the company's stock.

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.

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