O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC Has $24.86 Million Stake in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 5.2% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 139,408 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,920 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $24,859,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Intech Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the third quarter valued at $248,000. Quantbot Technologies LP increased its position in Capital One Financial by 286.7% in the 3rd quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 6,380 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $955,000 after acquiring an additional 4,730 shares in the last quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 13.8% in the third quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 16,704 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,501,000 after acquiring an additional 2,032 shares during the last quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 16.7% during the third quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 2,087 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $313,000 after purchasing an additional 298 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors grew its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 7.7% during the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 43,250 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $6,476,000 after purchasing an additional 3,081 shares during the last quarter. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently weighed in on COF. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective 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. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their target price on Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Baird R W upgraded Capital One Financial from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Evercore ISI upgraded Capital One Financial from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $200.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $206.63.

Capital One Financial Price Performance

Shares of COF stock opened at $173.32 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $66.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.47. Capital One Financial Co. has a 12-month low of $128.23 and a 12-month high of $210.67. 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 firm has a fifty day moving average of $190.70 and a 200-day moving average of $177.92.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $10.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.22 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.81 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 earnings per share for the current year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were issued a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.38%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.