Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Shares Sold by Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 11.3% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 4,908 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 625 shares during the quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $875,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in Capital One Financial by 4.3% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 430,654 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $64,482,000 after buying an additional 17,825 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd boosted its stake in Capital One Financial by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 46,174 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $8,234,000 after buying an additional 2,006 shares in the last quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC bought a new position in Capital One Financial during the third quarter valued at about $1,649,000. Dai ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd boosted its stake in Capital One Financial by 36.8% during the third quarter. Dai ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd now owns 11,162 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,671,000 after buying an additional 3,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Artemis Investment Management LLP bought a new position in Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at about $46,915,000. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Capital One Financial Trading Down 1.8 %

Shares of NYSE COF opened at $173.00 on Monday. Capital One Financial Co. has a one year low of $128.23 and a one year high of $210.67. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $193.50 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $174.75. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $65.97 billion, a PE ratio of 14.93, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.47.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last posted 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. 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.22 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.81 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts predict that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.39%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.71%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on COF shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Capital One Financial from $162.00 to $186.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Barclays increased their price target on Capital One Financial from $219.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Argus upgraded Capital One Financial to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price target on Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $232.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded Capital One Financial from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $202.27.

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.