Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Shares Sold by Transcend Capital Advisors LLC

Transcend Capital Advisors LLC lessened its position in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) by 60.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 12,697 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 19,737 shares during the quarter. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC's holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $1,665,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist LLC increased its stake in Capital One Financial by 1,658.3% during the 4th quarter. Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist LLC now owns 211 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 199 shares in the last quarter. Bartlett & Co. LLC increased its stake in Capital One Financial by 726.7% during the 4th quarter. Bartlett & Co. LLC now owns 248 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 218 shares in the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC increased its stake in Capital One Financial by 109.4% during the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 266 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Capital One Financial by 66.5% during the 3rd quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 393 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MV Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 43.9% in the 4th quarter. MV Capital Management Inc. now owns 344 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.84% of the company's stock.

Capital One Financial Trading Up 0.2 %

Capital One Financial stock traded up $0.24 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $146.21. 4,328,677 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,287,948. Capital One Financial Co. has a fifty-two week low of $83.93 and a fifty-two week high of $149.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $55.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.45, a PEG ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.48. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $140.47 and its 200 day simple moving average is $126.35. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 25th. The financial services provider reported $3.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.25 by ($0.04). Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.85% and a net margin of 10.19%. The firm had revenue of $9.40 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.35 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.31 earnings per share. Capital One Financial's revenue for the quarter was up 5.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Capital One Financial Co. will post 13.78 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 23rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 12th were paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.64%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 9th. Capital One Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 18.79%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

COF has been the topic of several recent research reports. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $114.00 to $154.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 2nd. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $124.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a report on Monday, January 29th. Wolfe Research raised shares of Capital One Financial from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $189.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 4th. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $152.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, February 23rd. Finally, Evercore ISI increased their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $142.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a report on Thursday, March 28th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Capital One Financial currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $137.05.

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.