Empyrean Capital Partners LP Grows Stake in Capital One Financial Corporation $COF

Posted by Brian Himes on Jun 18th, 2026

Empyrean Capital Partners LP increased its stake in shares of Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) by 44.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 444,000 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 136,000 shares during the period. Capital One Financial comprises approximately 3.8% of Empyrean Capital Partners LP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Empyrean Capital Partners LP’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $107,608,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of COF. Tompkins Financial Corp lifted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. Tompkins Financial Corp now owns 977 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $237,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. lifted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 1,570 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $380,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. lifted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 1,067 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $259,000 after buying an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC lifted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 10.3% in the fourth quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 504 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $122,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dogwood Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 26.0% in the fourth quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC now owns 228 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $55,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Capital One Financial news, General Counsel Matthew W. Cooper sold 3,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on 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 in the company, valued at $17,876,892.42. This trade represents a 3.48% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 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 on 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 owned 65,454 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,148,916.94. This trade represents a 2.52% decrease in their position. 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 worth $1,498,615 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.78% of the company’s stock.

Capital One Financial Price Performance

Shares of NYSE COF opened at $200.69 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $124.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 70.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. Capital One Financial Corporation has a 1-year low of $174.24 and a 1-year high of $259.64. The business’s 50 day moving average is $190.09 and its 200-day moving average is $206.97.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF – Get Free Report) last announced its 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). The firm had revenue of $15.23 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.68 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 10.59% and a net margin of 4.29%.Capital One Financial’s revenue for the quarter was up 52.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $4.06 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Capital One Financial Corporation will post 19.51 earnings per share for the current year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 19th were paid a dividend of $0.80 per share. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 19th. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 112.28%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on COF. Rothschild & Co Redburn cut their price objective on Capital One Financial from $290.00 to $275.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Capital One Financial from $213.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. TD Cowen cut their price objective on Capital One Financial from $290.00 to $260.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on Capital One Financial from $300.00 to $273.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on Capital One Financial from $226.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Seventeen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $258.75.

Check Out Our Latest 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.