Mizuho Securities USA LLC Has $6.45 Million Stake in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Mizuho Securities USA LLC grew its position in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 46.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 36,158 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,397 shares during the quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $6,448,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Bfsg LLC acquired a new stake in Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Decker Retirement Planning Inc. bought a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. Institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

COF has been the topic of a number of research reports. UBS Group upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $168.00 to $235.00 in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of Capital One Financial from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Bank of America upgraded Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $207.00 to $235.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. Evercore ISI raised Capital One Financial from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $200.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price target on Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $203.87.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

COF stock opened at $174.79 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $191.50 and a 200-day moving average of $176.31. The firm has a market cap of $66.65 billion, a PE ratio of 15.08, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.47. Capital One Financial Co. has a 12-month low of $128.23 and a 12-month high of $210.67. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.78 by $0.31. The firm had revenue of $10.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.22 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 9.46%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.81 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 earnings per share for the current year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were given a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.37%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio is 20.71%.

About Capital One Financial

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.