Trexquant Investment LP Has $3.33 Million Stock Position in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Trexquant Investment LP cut its stake in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 67.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 18,688 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 38,845 shares during the period. Trexquant Investment LP’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $3,332,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of COF. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Capital One Financial by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 8,227,587 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,467,393,000 after purchasing an additional 207,427 shares in the last quarter. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC now owns 8,864 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,581,000 after buying an additional 193 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 10,718,860 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,911,387,000 after buying an additional 331,595 shares during the period. Family Legacy Inc. raised its holdings in Capital One Financial by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Family Legacy Inc. now owns 7,980 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,438,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Finally, B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG grew its holdings in Capital One Financial by 26.8% during the 4th quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG now owns 38,551 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $6,872,000 after acquiring an additional 8,155 shares during the last quarter. 89.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently issued reports on COF. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. UBS Group raised Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $168.00 to $235.00 in a report on Monday, January 13th. HSBC upgraded Capital One Financial from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $176.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Barclays upped their target price on Capital One Financial from $219.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, Bank of America upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $207.00 to $235.00 in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $207.80.

Capital One Financial Stock Down 8.4 %

Shares of NYSE COF opened at $150.19 on Monday. 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 company has a market cap of $57.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.96, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.24. Capital One Financial Co. has a 52 week low of $128.23 and a 52 week high of $210.67. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $187.92 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $178.95.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 EPS for the quarter, beating 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%. Capital One Financial’s revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.81 earnings per share. Research analysts anticipate 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 issued a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.60%. Capital One Financial’s payout ratio is currently 20.71%.

Capital One Financial Company Profile

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.