Vident Advisory LLC Has $938,000 Holdings in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Vident Advisory LLC decreased its stake in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) by 68.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,261 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 11,389 shares during the period. Vident Advisory LLC's holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $938,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in COF. Southpoint Capital Advisors LP raised its holdings in Capital One Financial by 85.7% during the 4th quarter. Southpoint Capital Advisors LP now owns 1,300,000 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $231,816,000 after purchasing an additional 600,000 shares during the last quarter. Teza Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter worth about $252,000. State of Wyoming bought a new stake in Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter worth about $187,000. Suvretta Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Capital One Financial by 6.8% during the 4th quarter. Suvretta Capital Management LLC now owns 251,642 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $44,873,000 after purchasing an additional 16,042 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH raised its holdings in Capital One Financial by 2,139.7% during the 4th quarter. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH now owns 92,431 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $16,482,000 after purchasing an additional 88,304 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.84% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

Capital One Financial Stock Down 1.6%

Shares of COF traded down $2.97 on Friday, hitting $187.79. The company's stock had a trading volume of 943,042 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,462,677. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $179.01 and its 200-day moving average price is $184.64. Capital One Financial Co. has a fifty-two week low of $128.23 and a fifty-two week high of $210.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $71.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.21, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.13.

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

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.28%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 23rd. Capital One Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 20.15%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have weighed in on the company. Robert W. Baird raised 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. Evercore ISI raised Capital One Financial from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $200.00 price objective for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 12th. Citigroup dropped their price objective on Capital One Financial from $245.00 to $230.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 24th. BTIG Research raised Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $208.00 price objective for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped 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. Four investment 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's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $207.60.

Capital One Financial Company 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.