Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Shares Sold by Toronto Dominion Bank

Toronto Dominion Bank decreased its stake in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) by 20.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 128,884 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 32,943 shares during the quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank's holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $22,983,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bfsg LLC bought a new position in Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new position in Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter worth about $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. Institutional investors own 89.84% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Capital One Financial

In related news, insider Michael Zamsky sold 9,560 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $199.40, for a total value of $1,906,264.00. Following the completion of the sale, 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Ann F. Hackett sold 1,658 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $198.70, for a total transaction of $329,444.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 56,244 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $11,175,682.80. The trade was a 2.86% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 1.26% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $198.00 to $170.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Citigroup reduced their price target 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. Robert W. Baird raised shares of Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and raised their price target for the stock from $190.00 to $200.00 in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. BTIG Research raised shares of 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. Finally, Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $207.60.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

COF stock traded down $1.63 during trading on Friday, reaching $189.13. The company had a trading volume of 6,181,858 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,486,537. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $179.14 and a 200-day simple moving average of $184.66. The company has a market cap of $72.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.13. 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 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 released its earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The financial services provider reported $4.06 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.75 by $0.31. The company had revenue of $10 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.07 billion. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 9.46% and a return on equity of 9.45%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Capital One Financial Co. 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 will be paid on Thursday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 23rd will be paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.27%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 23rd. Capital One Financial's payout ratio is 20.15%.

Capital One Financial Company 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.