Natixis Advisors LLC Reduces Stock Position in Capital One Financial Corporation $COF

Natixis Advisors LLC lessened its holdings in Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) by 22.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 497,618 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 147,509 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $120,603,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of COF. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in Capital One Financial by 330.1% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 13,587 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,423,000 after buying an additional 10,428 shares during the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Capital One Financial by 44.3% in the first quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 8,968 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,608,000 after buying an additional 2,753 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its holdings in Capital One Financial by 118.3% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,300 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $702,000 after buying an additional 1,788 shares during the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC purchased a new position in Capital One Financial in the second quarter valued at $218,000. Finally, Jump Financial LLC purchased a new position in Capital One Financial in the second quarter valued at $1,086,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

Shares of COF stock opened at $183.82 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $189.21 and its two-hundred day moving average is $209.03. The firm has a market cap of $114.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.50, a PEG ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 1.03. Capital One Financial Corporation has a 1 year low of $174.98 and a 1 year high of $259.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.03.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COFGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 21st. The financial services provider reported $4.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.08 by ($0.66). The firm had revenue of $15.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.68 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 10.59% and a net margin of 4.29%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 52.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $4.06 EPS. Analysts predict that Capital One Financial Corporation will post 19.14 earnings per share for the current year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 19th were issued 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 presently 112.28%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently commented on COF. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their target price on Capital One Financial from $256.00 to $250.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Capital One Financial in a report on Friday, March 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on Capital One Financial from $300.00 to $260.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on Capital One Financial from $283.00 to $270.00 in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Argus dropped their price objective on Capital One Financial from $260.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Seventeen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $258.75.

Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on COF

Capital One Financial Profile

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF)

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