Capital One Financial Corporation $COF Position Lifted by Seizert Capital Partners LLC

Seizert Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) by 0.9% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 189,598 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,658 shares during the quarter. Capital One Financial comprises approximately 1.8% of Seizert Capital Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 27th largest position. Seizert Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $40,339,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC increased its stake in Capital One Financial by 3.6% during the 2nd quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC now owns 1,407 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $299,000 after buying an additional 49 shares during the period. Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors L.P. lifted its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors L.P. now owns 16,603 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $3,532,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 66.7% in 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 acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Culbertson A N & Co. Inc. increased its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 0.4% during the second quarter. Culbertson A N & Co. Inc. now owns 11,365 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,418,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. Finally, TFB Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 3.4% during the first quarter. TFB Advisors LLC now owns 1,539 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $276,000 after acquiring an additional 51 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

COF has been the topic of a number of research reports. HSBC boosted their price objective on Capital One Financial from $218.00 to $234.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $248.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $267.00 to $272.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Capital One Financial in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $257.00 to $271.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Capital One Financial presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $261.63.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Capital One Financial news, General Counsel Matthew W. Cooper sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.41, for a total transaction of $438,820.00. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel directly owned 96,486 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,169,993.26. This trade represents a 2.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Richard D. Fairbank sold 103,487 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $220.68, for a total value of $22,837,511.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 4,001,228 shares in the company, valued at $882,990,995.04. This represents a 2.52% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 274,013 shares of company stock valued at $61,045,903 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 1.26% of the company’s stock.

Capital One Financial Stock Down 0.2%

COF stock opened at $200.61 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 1.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $127.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 84.64, a P/E/G ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.19. Capital One Financial Corporation has a 52-week low of $143.22 and a 52-week high of $232.45. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $217.89 and its 200-day simple moving average is $211.42.

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

Capital One Financial Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.80 per share. This is a positive change from Capital One Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 17th. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio is presently 135.02%.

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.