Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC Has $23.49 Million Stock Position in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC grew its position in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) by 22.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 131,701 shares of the financial services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 23,850 shares during the period. Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC's holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $23,485,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bfsg LLC bought a new position in Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter worth $29,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at about $41,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.84% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada set a $190.00 target price on shares of Capital One Financial and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Robert W. Baird upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and increased their price objective for the company from $190.00 to $200.00 in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Bank of America raised 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 note on Wednesday, May 21st. Evercore ISI raised Capital One Financial from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $200.00 target price on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 12th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on Capital One Financial from $198.00 to $170.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $207.60.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Ann F. Hackett sold 1,658 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $198.70, for a total value 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. This represents a 2.86% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Michael Zamsky sold 9,560 shares of the firm'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 sale, the insider now owns 20,089 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,005,746.60. The trade was a 32.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 1.26% of the company's stock.

Capital One Financial Trading Down 2.1%

Shares of NYSE:COF traded down $3.89 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $184.67. The company had a trading volume of 6,574,950 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,436,799. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $177.91 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $184.54. The firm has a market cap of $70.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.13. Capital One Financial Co. has a 1-year low of $128.23 and a 1-year high of $210.67. 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 posted its quarterly earnings data 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 company had revenue of $10 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.07 billion. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 9.46% and a return on equity of 9.45%. Research analysts predict that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 earnings per share for the current year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 5th. Investors of record on Friday, May 23rd will be paid a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.30%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 23rd. Capital One Financial's dividend 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.