YHB Investment Advisors Inc. Lowers Holdings in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

YHB Investment Advisors Inc. reduced its position in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 1.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 15,586 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 171 shares during the quarter. YHB Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $2,779,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. FMR LLC increased its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 21.4% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 6,640,951 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $994,350,000 after buying an additional 1,169,395 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter worth about $130,683,000. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its position in Capital One Financial by 268.7% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 975,439 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $146,052,000 after purchasing an additional 710,881 shares during the period. Southpoint Capital Advisors LP bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the 3rd quarter valued at about $104,811,000. Finally, KBC Group NV lifted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 282.2% in the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 623,470 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $111,177,000 after purchasing an additional 460,339 shares during the period. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Capital One Financial

In other Capital One Financial news, insider Michael Zamsky sold 10,541 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the insider now directly owns 26,482 shares in the company, valued at $5,038,465.32. This represents a 28.47 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Kara West sold 721 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.73, for a total transaction of $133,190.33. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 12,929 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,388,374.17. This trade represents a 5.28 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 13,256 shares of company stock valued at $2,462,487 in the last three months. 1.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently commented on COF shares. Bank of America downgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $203.00 to $200.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Capital One Financial from $162.00 to $186.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective 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. UBS Group upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $168.00 to $235.00 in a report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $219.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $192.12.

Capital One Financial Price Performance

Shares of COF opened at $202.34 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $185.08 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $162.79. The stock has a market cap of $77.14 billion, a PE ratio of 17.46, a P/E/G ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.46. Capital One Financial Co. has a 1-year low of $128.23 and a 1-year high of $207.24. 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 earnings results 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. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 9.46%. 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 previous year, the company earned $2.81 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts forecast that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.22 EPS for the current 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 dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.19%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 14th. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.