Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC Buys 4,161 Shares of Capital One Financial Corporation $COF

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC raised its stake in Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) by 4.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 99,691 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,161 shares during the period. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $24,161,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 16.6% during the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 378,450 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $80,451,000 after purchasing an additional 53,961 shares during the period. APG Asset Management N.V. grew its position in Capital One Financial by 12.9% in the 3rd quarter. APG Asset Management N.V. now owns 416,935 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $88,632,000 after purchasing an additional 47,627 shares during the period. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd increased its stake in Capital One Financial by 16.4% during the 3rd quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 104,192 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $22,149,000 after purchasing an additional 14,700 shares in the last quarter. Waverton Investment Management Ltd increased its stake in Capital One Financial by 1,390.9% during the 3rd quarter. Waverton Investment Management Ltd now owns 1,181,834 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $251,323,000 after purchasing an additional 1,102,563 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Picton Mahoney Asset Management raised its holdings in Capital One Financial by 41.1% during the third quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management now owns 165,686 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $35,220,000 after buying an additional 48,243 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Lia Dean sold 1,692 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $185.61, for a total transaction of $314,052.12. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 65,454 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,148,916.94. This trade represents a 2.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, General Counsel Matthew W. Cooper sold 3,500 shares of Capital One Financial stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $183.93, for a total value of $643,755.00. Following the sale, the general counsel owned 97,194 shares in the company, valued at $17,876,892.42. This trade represents a 3.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 8,040 shares of company stock valued at $1,498,615 in the last 90 days. 0.78% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Argus dropped their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $260.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating and set a $224.00 target price on shares of Capital One Financial in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $213.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Barclays lifted their price target on Capital One Financial from $226.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on Capital One Financial from $300.00 to $260.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Capital One Financial has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $258.75.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

NYSE COF opened at $184.44 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $189.13 and a 200-day moving average price of $207.34. The firm has a market cap of $114.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.72, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 1.03. Capital One Financial Corporation has a 1 year low of $174.24 and a 1 year high of $259.64.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The financial services provider reported $4.42 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.08 by ($0.66). Capital One Financial had a net margin of 4.29% and a return on equity of 10.59%. The firm had revenue of $15.23 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.68 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $4.06 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 52.3% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Capital One Financial Corporation will post 19.51 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 19th were given a dividend of $0.80 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 19th. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 112.28%.

Capital One Financial Profile

Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) is a diversified bank holding company headquartered in McLean, Virginia. The company’s core businesses include credit card lending, consumer and commercial banking, and auto finance. Capital One issues a wide range of credit card products for consumers and small businesses, and it operates deposit and digital banking services aimed at retail customers and small to midsize enterprises.

Products and services include credit and charge cards, checking and savings accounts (including the online-focused Capital One 360 platform), auto loans, and commercial lending solutions.