Brooklyn Investment Group Has $277,000 Stake in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Brooklyn Investment Group grew its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 11.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,555 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 165 shares during the period. Brooklyn Investment Group’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $277,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. State Street Corp grew its stake in Capital One Financial by 0.5% during 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 shares of Capital One Financial by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 10,387,265 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,649,488,000 after buying an additional 280,462 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 0.7% in the 3rd 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 acquiring an additional 72,097 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake 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 worth $1,198,664,000 after acquiring an additional 159,616 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FMR LLC grew its holdings in Capital One Financial by 21.4% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 6,640,951 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $994,350,000 after purchasing an additional 1,169,395 shares during the period. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Kara West sold 721 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $184.73, for a total transaction of $133,190.33. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 12,929 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,388,374.17. This represents a 5.28 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Michael Zamsky sold 10,541 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $190.26, for a total transaction of $2,005,530.66. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 26,482 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,038,465.32. This trade represents a 28.47 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 13,256 shares of company stock valued at $2,462,487. 1.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Capital One Financial Stock Up 1.4 %

COF stock opened at $191.16 on Friday. Capital One Financial Co. has a 1-year low of $123.23 and a 1-year high of $198.30. The stock has a market cap of $72.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.05, a P/E/G ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.46. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $183.82 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $160.31. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The financial services provider reported $4.51 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.70 by $0.81. The company had revenue of $10 billion during 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%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $4.45 earnings per share. Analysts expect that Capital One Financial Co. will post 13.41 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Capital One Financial from $162.00 to $186.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. Hsbc Global Res raised Capital One Financial from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. UBS Group raised shares of Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $168.00 to $235.00 in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $188.06.

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.