Sebold Capital Management Inc. Cuts Position in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Sebold Capital Management Inc. decreased its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 2.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 5,424 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 133 shares during the quarter. Sebold Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $967,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 0.5% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 16,506,861 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,471,572,000 after purchasing an additional 74,784 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its position in Capital One Financial by 2.8% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 10,387,265 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,649,488,000 after acquiring an additional 280,462 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Capital One Financial by 0.7% during the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 9,694,297 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,451,527,000 after buying an additional 72,097 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Capital One Financial by 2.0% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 8,020,160 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,198,664,000 after buying an additional 159,616 shares during the period. Finally, FMR LLC boosted its position in Capital One Financial by 21.4% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 6,640,951 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $994,350,000 after buying an additional 1,169,395 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Capital One Financial Trading Up 3.3 %

NYSE COF opened at $190.79 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The firm has a market cap of $72.73 billion, a PE ratio of 18.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $183.63 and a 200 day moving average price of $159.54. Capital One Financial Co. has a 52 week low of $123.23 and a 52 week high of $198.30.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The financial services provider reported $4.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.70 by $0.81. The business had revenue of $10 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.88 billion. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 8.80% and a return on equity of 9.00%. Capital One Financial’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $4.45 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Capital One Financial Co. will post 13.41 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, November 14th were issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.26%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 14th. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 22.66%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Capital One Financial

In related news, insider Kara West sold 721 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $184.73, for a total transaction of $133,190.33. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 12,929 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,388,374.17. This trade represents a 5.28 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Mark Daniel Mouadeb sold 1,994 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.37, for a total transaction of $323,765.78. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 19,776 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,211,029.12. This trade represents a 9.16 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 13,256 shares of company stock valued at $2,462,487 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

COF has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Barclays upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $158.00 to $219.00 in a report on Monday, January 6th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday. Truist Financial initiated coverage on shares of Capital One Financial in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. They set a “buy” rating and a $229.00 price target on the stock. UBS Group upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $168.00 to $235.00 in a research note on Monday. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $188.06.

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.