Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Insider Mark Daniel Mouadeb Sells 1,994 Shares

Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) insider Mark Daniel Mouadeb sold 1,994 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.37, for a total value of $323,765.78. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 19,776 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,211,029.12. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

Capital One Financial Price Performance

Shares of COF stock opened at $185.20 on Friday. Capital One Financial Co. has a fifty-two week low of $102.63 and a fifty-two week high of $198.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $70.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.49, a PEG ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.43. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $153.47 and its 200-day simple moving average is $144.98.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The financial services provider reported $4.51 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.70 by $0.81. The company had revenue of $10 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 was up 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $4.45 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Capital One Financial Co. will post 13.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, November 14th will be paid a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 14th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.30%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 22.66%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

COF has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Barclays increased their price target on Capital One Financial from $154.00 to $158.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 8th. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $158.00 to $161.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 24th. Evercore ISI upped their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $163.00 to $184.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Capital One Financial from $156.00 to $157.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, October 7th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $156.35.

Institutional Trading of Capital One Financial

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in COF. Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 2.8% during the first quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 27,418 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $4,077,000 after purchasing an additional 736 shares during the period. Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in Capital One Financial by 101.1% during the 1st quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,064 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $158,000 after acquiring an additional 535 shares during the period. Advisory Alpha LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the 1st quarter valued at $254,000. Manchester Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 4.1% in the first quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 2,676 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $398,000 after acquiring an additional 106 shares during the period. Finally, Empirical Finance LLC raised its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 3.3% during the first quarter. Empirical Finance LLC now owns 14,444 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,151,000 after purchasing an additional 467 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

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.