RBF Capital LLC Sells 10,100 Shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

RBF Capital LLC reduced its stake in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) by 15.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 54,600 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 10,100 shares during the period. RBF Capital LLC's holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $9,637,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bfsg LLC acquired a new stake in Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. bought a new stake in Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently commented on COF shares. Citigroup lowered their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $245.00 to $230.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 24th. Barclays boosted their price target on Capital One Financial from $219.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Evercore ISI upgraded Capital One Financial from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $200.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded Capital One Financial from a "moderate sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Baird R W upgraded Capital One Financial from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $207.73.

Capital One Financial Price Performance

COF stock traded up $0.06 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $182.79. 1,346,917 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,542,241. Capital One Financial Co. has a 52 week low of $128.23 and a 52 week high of $210.67. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $175.76 and a 200 day moving average price of $180.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $69.73 billion, a PE ratio of 15.77, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.24.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The financial services provider reported $4.06 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.75 by $0.31. The company had revenue of $10 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.07 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 9.46%. As a group, analysts expect that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.31%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial's payout ratio is currently 20.15%.

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.