Waldron Private Wealth LLC Makes New $433,000 Investment in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Waldron Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 2,426 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $433,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of COF. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. acquired a new position in Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter valued at about $32,000. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Capital One Financial in the third quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV grew its position in Capital One Financial by 135.0% in the third quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 289 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 166 shares during the period. Eastern Bank acquired a new stake in Capital One Financial during the third quarter worth $44,000. Finally, Prospera Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Capital One Financial in the third quarter valued at $47,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Capital One Financial news, insider Kara West sold 721 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.73, for a total value of $133,190.33. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 12,929 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,388,374.17. The trade was a 5.28 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Michael Zamsky sold 10,541 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $190.26, for a total transaction of $2,005,530.66. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now 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 position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 13,256 shares of company stock worth $2,462,487 over the last 90 days. 1.30% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Capital One Financial Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of Capital One Financial stock opened at $204.02 on Friday. Capital One Financial Co. has a 52-week low of $128.23 and a 52-week high of $208.63. The company has a 50 day moving average of $187.16 and a 200 day moving average of $164.67. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The company has a market capitalization of $77.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.60, a P/E/G ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.46.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 firm had revenue of $10.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.22 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.81 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts forecast that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 22nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were given a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.18%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 14th. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.71%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on COF. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on Capital One Financial from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $162.00 to $186.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Evercore ISI upped their price objective 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. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $182.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price target on Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $196.31.

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.