Aurora Private Wealth Inc. Invests $2.06 Million in Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF)

Aurora Private Wealth Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 11,471 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $2,057,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at $32,000. Beacon Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 118.3% during the first quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC now owns 179 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 97 shares during the period. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp bought a new position in shares of Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at about $41,000. Rossby Financial LCC acquired a new position in Capital One Financial during the 1st quarter worth about $48,000. Finally, Bernard Wealth Management Corp. bought a new stake in Capital One Financial during the 1st quarter worth about $54,000. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Capital One Financial Trading Up 1.0%

NYSE:COF traded up $2.13 on Friday, hitting $220.94. 1,856,041 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,608,043. The stock has a market capitalization of $84.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.55, a P/E/G ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.15. Capital One Financial Corporation has a 52 week low of $128.23 and a 52 week high of $221.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 0.98. The company's 50-day moving average price is $195.61 and its 200 day moving average price is $187.29.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The financial services provider reported $4.06 EPS 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 return on equity of 9.63% and a net margin of 9.65%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Capital One Financial Corporation will post 15.65 earnings per share for the current year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 23rd were given a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 23rd. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.09%. Capital One Financial's dividend payout ratio is 20.15%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Capital One Financial news, Director Ann F. Hackett sold 1,658 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $198.70, for a total value of $329,444.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 56,244 shares in the company, valued at $11,175,682.80. This represents a 2.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Michael Zamsky sold 9,560 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $199.40, for a total value of $1,906,264.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 20,089 shares of the company's stock, valued at $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. Company insiders own 1.26% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on COF shares. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $210.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Bank of America upped their price objective on Capital One Financial from $223.00 to $233.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 21st. Robert W. Baird upgraded Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and increased their price objective for the company from $190.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Capital One Financial from $183.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Capital One Financial presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $215.86.

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.