CX Institutional Has $4.83 Million Stock Holdings in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

CX Institutional lowered its holdings in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) by 14.5% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 26,952 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 4,583 shares during the quarter. CX Institutional's holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $4,832,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in COF. Bfsg LLC bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp acquired a new position in Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at about $41,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.84% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently commented on COF. Truist Financial boosted their target price on Capital One Financial from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Robert W. Baird upgraded Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and lifted their target price for the company from $190.00 to $200.00 in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. BTIG Research upgraded 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. 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, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $210.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $210.64.

Capital One Financial Stock Down 2.7%

Shares of NYSE COF traded down $5.29 on Friday, hitting $192.39. The company had a trading volume of 1,895,033 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,523,806. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. Capital One Financial Co. has a 12-month low of $128.23 and a 12-month high of $210.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $73.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.61, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.13. The business has a 50 day moving average of $183.69 and a two-hundred day moving average of $185.40.

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 net margin of 9.46% and a return on equity of 9.45%. The company had revenue of $10 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.07 billion. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 23rd were issued a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 23rd. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.25%. Capital One Financial's dividend payout ratio is currently 20.15%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Capital One Financial

In other Capital One Financial news, Director Ann F. Hackett sold 1,658 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $198.70, for a total transaction of $329,444.60. Following the sale, the director now owns 56,244 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,175,682.80. The trade was a 2.86% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Michael Zamsky sold 9,560 shares of the firm's 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 transaction, the insider now owns 20,089 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,005,746.60. The trade was a 32.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.26% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.