Thornburg Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) by 43.1% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 199,843 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 60,173 shares during the period. Thornburg Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $40,093,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 529.4% during the fourth quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 107 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. Solstein Capital LLC purchased a new position in Capital One Financial in the second quarter valued at about $26,000. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC purchased a new position in Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Capital One Financial by 1,312.5% in the 4th quarter. Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC now owns 113 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ballast Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the 1st quarter worth about $27,000. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Capital One Financial Stock Performance
COF opened at $215.81 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.02. The company has a market cap of $132.40 billion, a PE ratio of 13.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 1.02. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $210.32 and a 200-day moving average of $198.00. Capital One Financial Corporation has a 52-week low of $174.24 and a 52-week high of $259.64.
Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 17th will be given a $0.80 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 17th. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 19.80%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on COF shares. BTIG Research lifted their price target on Capital One Financial from $224.00 to $259.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Capital One Financial from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, August 2nd. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $275.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $245.00 target price on shares of Capital One Financial in a research report on Thursday, August 20th. Finally, Piper Sandler assumed coverage on shares of Capital One Financial in a research note on Monday, June 29th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $254.00 price target on the stock. Twenty-one equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $258.91.
Read Our Latest Analysis on COF
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, CAO Timothy P. Golden sold 3,487 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $211.00, for a total value of $735,757.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 7,429 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,567,519. The trade was a 31.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Ravi Raghu sold 9,726 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $209.78, for a total transaction of $2,040,320.28. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 26,328 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,523,087.84. This represents a 26.98% 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. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 26,267 shares of company stock valued at $5,617,648. 0.78% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
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.
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