150 Shares in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Purchased by Bfsg LLC

Bfsg LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm purchased 150 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $27,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in COF. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,428 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $255,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC lifted its stake in Capital One Financial by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC now owns 1,777 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $317,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. TFB Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Capital One Financial by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. TFB Advisors LLC now owns 1,488 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $265,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Money Concepts Capital Corp grew its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. Money Concepts Capital Corp now owns 1,565 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $279,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. raised its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. now owns 1,852 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $330,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares during the last quarter. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

COF has been the topic of several analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $182.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. 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. UBS Group raised Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $168.00 to $235.00 in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $219.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Capital One Financial currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $198.50.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

NYSE:COF opened at $209.98 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $190.72 and its 200 day moving average is $169.75. The firm has a market cap of $80.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.12, a PEG ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.98. Capital One Financial Co. has a 52-week low of $128.23 and a 52-week high of $210.10.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 firm had revenue of $10.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.22 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.81 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts predict that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be issued a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.14%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial’s 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.