Insider Selling: Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) General Counsel Sells $443,080.00 in Stock

Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) General Counsel Matthew Cooper sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $221.54, for a total value of $443,080.00. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel owned 94,486 shares in the company, valued at $20,932,428.44. This trade represents a 2.07% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

NYSE:COF opened at $231.37 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $215.82 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $213.30. The stock has a market cap of $147.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 97.62, a PEG ratio of 0.55 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. Capital One Financial Corporation has a twelve month low of $143.22 and a twelve month high of $233.01.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The financial services provider reported $5.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $15.46 billion during the quarter. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 10.94% and a net margin of 2.24%. As a group, equities analysts predict that Capital One Financial Corporation will post 15.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 17th were given a dividend of $0.80 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 17th. This is a positive change from Capital One Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 135.02%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Capital One Financial

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. WPG Advisers LLC bought a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Olistico Wealth LLC increased its position in Capital One Financial by 439.1% in the second quarter. Olistico Wealth LLC now owns 124 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 101 shares during the last quarter. Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo LLC raised its stake in Capital One Financial by 103.3% during the second quarter. Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo LLC now owns 122 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares in the last quarter. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Capital One Financial by 66.7% during the second quarter. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 125 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Finally, RMG Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Capital One Financial during the second quarter valued at $27,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on COF shares. Barclays increased their price objective on Capital One Financial from $257.00 to $271.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Capital One Financial in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $270.00 to $266.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Wolfe Research upped their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $260.00 to $262.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Evercore ISI raised their target price on Capital One Financial from $240.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 30th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $261.63.

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.