Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) Shares Bought by Vontobel Holding Ltd.

Vontobel Holding Ltd. lifted its holdings in Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF - Free Report) by 10.3% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 17,172 shares of the financial services provider's stock after buying an additional 1,601 shares during the quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd.'s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $3,079,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of COF. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 330.1% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 13,587 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $2,423,000 after buying an additional 10,428 shares during the period. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter worth $32,000. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its holdings in Capital One Financial by 15.3% during the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 22,152 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $3,950,000 after purchasing an additional 2,943 shares during the period. Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI increased its holdings in Capital One Financial by 55.9% during the 4th quarter. Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI now owns 2,249 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $401,000 after purchasing an additional 806 shares during the period. Finally, Keybank National Association OH increased its holdings in Capital One Financial by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 4,873 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $869,000 after purchasing an additional 94 shares during the period. 89.84% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

Capital One Financial Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of Capital One Financial stock traded up $2.13 during trading on Friday, reaching $220.94. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,856,041 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,608,043. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The company has a market cap 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 1-year low of $128.23 and a 1-year high of $221.95. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $196.37 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $187.56.

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 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.75 by $0.31. The firm 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%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Capital One Financial Corporation will post 15.65 earnings per share for the current year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 23rd were given a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 payout ratio is 20.15%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have commented on the company. Baird R W upgraded Capital One Financial from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Robert W. Baird upgraded Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $190.00 to $200.00 in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Bank of America raised 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. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $190.00 target price on Capital One Financial and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, BTIG Research raised Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $208.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 25th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and two have given 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 $215.86.

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.