Stephens Inc. AR Has $2.55 Million Position in Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF)

Stephens Inc. AR reduced its stake in Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF - Free Report) by 7.5% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 14,229 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 1,162 shares during the period. Stephens Inc. AR's holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $2,551,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in 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 valued at $2,423,000 after purchasing an additional 10,428 shares in the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 27.0% in the 4th quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,556 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $456,000 after buying an additional 544 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 156,990 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $27,995,000 after buying an additional 398 shares during the period. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. increased its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 18,628 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $3,322,000 after buying an additional 981 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Harbour Investments Inc. raised its stake in Capital One Financial by 5.9% during the 4th quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 10,140 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,808,000 after buying an additional 561 shares during the period. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Capital One Financial

In related 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 transaction, the insider owned 20,089 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,005,746.60. This trade represents a 32.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Ann F. Hackett sold 1,658 shares of the company'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 sale, the director owned 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. 1.26% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have weighed in on COF. 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 report on Tuesday, March 25th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Capital One Financial from $210.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Bank of America increased their target price on Capital One Financial from $223.00 to $233.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. Citigroup dropped 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 report on Monday, March 24th. Finally, Barclays reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $253.00 price target (up previously from $212.00) on shares of Capital One Financial in a report on Monday, June 23rd. 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 company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $222.07.

Capital One Financial Stock Up 0.1%

NYSE COF traded up $0.26 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $218.26. 3,106,854 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,623,901. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 0.98. The business's 50-day moving average is $202.98 and its 200-day moving average is $190.27. The stock has a market capitalization of $83.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.33, a P/E/G ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 1.15. Capital One Financial Corporation has a twelve month low of $128.23 and a twelve month high of $221.95.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The financial services provider reported $4.06 earnings per share 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 net margin of 9.65% and a return on equity of 9.63%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Capital One Financial Corporation will post 15.65 earnings per share for the current year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 23rd were paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 23rd. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.10%. Capital One Financial's dividend payout ratio is presently 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.