Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Makes New $34.34 Million Investment in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new position in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 192,591 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $34,343,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned approximately 0.05% of Capital One Financial at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in COF. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Capital One Financial by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,744,818 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $5,660,736,000 after acquiring an additional 234,863 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in Capital One Financial by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 10,718,860 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,911,387,000 after acquiring an additional 331,595 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Capital One Financial by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 8,227,587 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,467,393,000 after acquiring an additional 207,427 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its position in Capital One Financial by 21.6% during the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 8,077,886 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,440,449,000 after acquiring an additional 1,436,935 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp raised its position in Capital One Financial by 21.8% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 4,433,401 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $790,564,000 after acquiring an additional 793,765 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.84% of the company's stock.

Capital One Financial Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of Capital One Financial stock traded down $1.63 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $189.13. The company's stock had a trading volume of 6,181,858 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,486,537. Capital One Financial Co. has a 1-year low of $128.23 and a 1-year high of $210.67. The business has a fifty day moving average of $179.14 and a 200 day moving average of $184.66. The company has a market capitalization of $72.46 billion, a PE ratio of 16.32, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.13. 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 (NYSE:COF - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 22nd. The financial services provider reported $4.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 analyst estimates of $10.07 billion. As a group, equities 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 announced 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 is Friday, May 23rd. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.27%. Capital One Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.15%.

Insider Activity

In other Capital One Financial news, insider Michael Zamsky sold 9,560 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 directly owns 20,089 shares in the company, valued at $4,005,746.60. This represents a 32.24% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Ann F. Hackett sold 1,658 shares of the firm'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 completion of the transaction, 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.26% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on COF shares. Citigroup cut their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $245.00 to $230.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 24th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $210.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Robert W. Baird raised shares of Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $190.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $223.00 to $233.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 21st. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada set a $190.00 price objective on shares of Capital One Financial and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $207.60.

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.