Investment Management Corp VA ADV Acquires Shares of 2,108 Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Investment Management Corp VA ADV acquired a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 2,108 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $376,000.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bfsg LLC acquired a new position in Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp acquired a new position in Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $41,000. 89.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Capital One Financial

In other news, insider Michael Zamsky sold 9,560 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $199.40, for a total transaction of $1,906,264.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 20,089 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,005,746.60. This represents a 32.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Ann F. Hackett sold 1,658 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $198.70, for a total transaction of $329,444.60. Following the transaction, the director now owns 56,244 shares in the company, valued at $11,175,682.80. This represents a 2.86% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.26% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

COF has been the topic of a number of research reports. Robert W. Baird raised shares of Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $190.00 to $200.00 in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $210.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Evercore ISI raised shares of Capital One Financial from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $200.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $223.00 to $233.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $245.00 to $230.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 24th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $207.60.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

Shares of Capital One Financial stock opened at $188.30 on Friday. 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 stock has a market cap of $72.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.25, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.13. The company's fifty day moving average is $177.59 and its 200 day moving average is $184.46. Capital One Financial Co. has a twelve month low of $128.23 and a twelve month high of $210.67.

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 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.75 by $0.31. The business had revenue of $10 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.07 billion. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 9.46% and a return on equity of 9.45%. Sell-side analysts forecast 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. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 23rd. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.27%. Capital One Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.

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