Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Shares Sold by Jeppson Wealth Management LLC

Jeppson Wealth Management LLC lessened its position in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 3.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,667 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 190 shares during the period. Jeppson Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $1,010,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 5.3% during the third quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 146,769 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $21,976,000 after acquiring an additional 7,331 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 430,654 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $64,482,000 after purchasing an additional 17,825 shares during the period. CWA Asset Management Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the 3rd quarter worth $1,649,000. Dai ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 36.8% in the third quarter. Dai ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd now owns 11,162 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,671,000 after buying an additional 3,000 shares during the period. Finally, Catalina Capital Group LLC boosted its stake in Capital One Financial by 8.1% during the third quarter. Catalina Capital Group LLC now owns 1,609 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $241,000 after buying an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Mark Daniel Mouadeb sold 1,994 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.37, for a total value of $323,765.78. Following the sale, the insider now owns 19,776 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,211,029.12. The trade was a 9.16 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Kara West sold 721 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.73, for a total transaction of $133,190.33. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 12,929 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,388,374.17. This represents a 5.28 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 13,256 shares of company stock valued at $2,462,487. Insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

Capital One Financial Stock Down 0.6 %

COF opened at $202.34 on Tuesday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $185.08 and a 200-day moving average of $162.79. Capital One Financial Co. has a fifty-two week low of $128.23 and a fifty-two week high of $207.24. The company has a market capitalization of $77.14 billion, a PE ratio of 17.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 1.00.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.78 by $0.31. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 9.46% and a return on equity of 9.45%. The company had revenue of $10.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10,220,675.12 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.81 EPS. Capital One Financial’s quarterly revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts forecast that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.22 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced 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 of this dividend was Thursday, November 14th. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.19%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.71%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on COF shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $162.00 to $186.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. Bank of America cut Capital One Financial from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $203.00 to $200.00 in a report on Monday, December 9th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price target on Capital One Financial from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, Evercore ISI raised their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $163.00 to $184.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. 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 an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $192.12.

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.