Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Shares Acquired by Stratos Investment Management LLC

Stratos Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 7.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,027 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 137 shares during the quarter. Stratos Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $362,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in COF. Trust Point Inc. lifted its holdings in Capital One Financial by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Trust Point Inc. now owns 2,512 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $448,000 after buying an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. Catalina Capital Group LLC lifted its holdings in Capital One Financial by 8.3% in the 4th quarter. Catalina Capital Group LLC now owns 1,743 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $311,000 after buying an additional 134 shares in the last quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co lifted its holdings in Capital One Financial by 15.9% in the 4th quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 3,812 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $680,000 after buying an additional 522 shares in the last quarter. Western Pacific Wealth Management LP increased its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 28.8% in the 4th quarter. Western Pacific Wealth Management LP now owns 3,420 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $610,000 after purchasing an additional 765 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Greenleaf Trust increased its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 10,688 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,906,000 after purchasing an additional 203 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

COF has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $229.00 to $257.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. HSBC raised shares of Capital One Financial from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $176.00 target price for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $162.00 to $186.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $196.31.

Capital One Financial Price Performance

NYSE COF opened at $203.84 on Thursday. Capital One Financial Co. has a 52 week low of $128.23 and a 52 week high of $208.63. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The stock has a market cap of $77.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $187.52 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $165.62.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.78 by $0.31. The company had revenue of $10.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.22 billion. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 9.46% and a return on equity of 9.45%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.81 EPS. Analysts forecast that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.44 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Capital One Financial

In related 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 completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 26,482 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,038,465.32. This represents a 28.47 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

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.