GTS Securities LLC Sells 26,198 Shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

GTS Securities LLC reduced its holdings in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) by 89.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 3,011 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 26,198 shares during the quarter. GTS Securities LLC's holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $537,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Bfsg LLC acquired a new stake in Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter worth about $41,000. 89.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently commented on COF. Royal Bank of Canada set a $190.00 target price on Capital One Financial and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Monday, April 14th. Baird R W raised Capital One Financial from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. Robert W. Baird raised Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and upped their price target for the company from $190.00 to $200.00 in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. Evercore ISI upgraded Capital One Financial from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $200.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. Finally, 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. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $207.60.

Insider Activity at Capital One Financial

In other news, insider Michael Zamsky sold 9,560 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated 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 $4,005,746.60. The trade was a 32.24% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Ann F. Hackett sold 1,658 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $198.70, for a total value of $329,444.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 56,244 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,175,682.80. This trade represents a 2.86% 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 insiders.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

Shares of COF stock traded down $1.63 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $189.13. 6,049,904 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,483,156. Capital One Financial Co. has a 52 week low of $128.23 and a 52 week high of $210.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $72.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.32, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.13. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $179.01 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $184.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.98.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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. The business 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 9.45% and a net margin of 9.46%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 earnings per share for the current year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 23rd will be paid a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 23rd. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.27%. Capital One Financial's payout ratio is currently 20.15%.

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.