6,643 Shares in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Acquired by Principal Securities Inc.

Principal Securities Inc. purchased a new position in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 6,643 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $871,000.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Pzena Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 8.3% during the 3rd quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 7,626,988 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $740,199,000 after acquiring an additional 585,797 shares in the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI raised its holdings in Capital One Financial by 443.1% during the 4th quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 553,744 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $73,150,000 after buying an additional 451,789 shares during the period. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter valued at $46,268,000. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in Capital One Financial by 37.7% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,184,671 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $114,972,000 after buying an additional 324,095 shares during the period. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its holdings in Capital One Financial by 1,058.6% during the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 202,881 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $26,602,000 after buying an additional 185,370 shares during the period. 89.84% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have commented on COF. Piper Sandler upped their price objective on Capital One Financial from $126.00 to $142.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, February 23rd. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price target on Capital One Financial from $142.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 21st. Evercore ISI increased their price target on Capital One Financial from $142.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 28th. Wolfe Research raised Capital One Financial from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $189.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 4th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on Capital One Financial from $124.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research report on Monday, January 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $138.50.

Insider Buying and Selling at Capital One Financial

In other news, insider Timothy P. Golden sold 8,656 shares of Capital One Financial stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $144.04, for a total value of $1,246,810.24. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 10,246 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,475,833.84. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In other Capital One Financial news, insider Celia Karam sold 16,913 shares of Capital One Financial stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.88, for a total value of $2,416,529.44. Following the sale, the insider now owns 47,081 shares in the company, valued at $6,726,933.28. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Timothy P. Golden sold 8,656 shares of Capital One Financial stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $144.04, for a total value of $1,246,810.24. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 10,246 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,475,833.84. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:COF traded down $0.33 during trading on Monday, hitting $142.23. The stock had a trading volume of 1,058,391 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,605,550. Capital One Financial Co. has a 12-month low of $86.55 and a 12-month high of $149.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $54.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $141.78 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $129.83.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF - Get Free Report) last announced 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). The firm had revenue of $9.40 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $9.35 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.74% and a net margin of 10.19%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.31 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts expect that Capital One Financial Co. will post 13.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 24th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 13th will be issued a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.69%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 10th. Capital One Financial's payout ratio is currently 18.79%.

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.