J. Goldman & Co LP Invests $465,000 in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

J. Goldman & Co LP bought a new position in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 2,610 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $465,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in COF. Barclays PLC lifted its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 1,042,273 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $156,058,000 after purchasing an additional 29,416 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in Capital One Financial by 4.3% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 430,654 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $64,482,000 after acquiring an additional 17,825 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in Capital One Financial by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 23,762 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $4,237,000 after acquiring an additional 758 shares during the period. Czech National Bank grew its holdings in Capital One Financial by 6.3% during the fourth quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 82,717 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $14,750,000 after acquiring an additional 4,929 shares during the period. Finally, Fiduciary Alliance LLC acquired a new stake in Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,616,000. 89.84% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Capital One Financial

In other news, Director Ann F. Hackett sold 1,658 shares of Capital One Financial stock in a transaction on 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 owns 56,244 shares of the company's stock, valued at $11,175,682.80. The trade was a 2.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Michael Zamsky sold 9,560 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the insider now directly owns 20,089 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,005,746.60. This trade represents a 32.24% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.26% of the company's stock.

Capital One Financial Price Performance

NYSE COF traded up $0.16 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $197.40. The stock had a trading volume of 8,200,447 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,286,418. Capital One Financial Co. has a 52-week low of $128.23 and a 52-week high of $210.67. The company has a market cap of $75.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.03, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $174.37 and a 200 day simple moving average of $183.21. 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 for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.75 by $0.31. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 9.46%. The firm had revenue of $10 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.07 billion. Equities analysts forecast that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 23rd will be issued a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 23rd. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.22%. Capital One Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 20.15%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have commented on COF shares. Bank of America raised Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price objective for the company from $207.00 to $235.00 in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. Citigroup lowered 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 note on Monday, March 24th. Royal Bank of Canada set a $190.00 price objective on Capital One Financial and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Monday, April 14th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Capital One Financial from $210.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, Baird R W raised Capital One Financial from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $207.73.

About Capital One Financial

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.