Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) has earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-seven ratings firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, seventeen have given a buy recommendation and three have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $265.25.

Several research firms have recently weighed in on COF. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $240.00 to $263.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on Capital One Financial from $265.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. HSBC raised their price target on Capital One Financial from $218.00 to $234.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. UBS Group decreased their price objective on Capital One Financial from $270.00 to $266.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. Finally, Barclays raised their target price on Capital One Financial from $257.00 to $271.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd.

Capital One Financial Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of NYSE COF opened at $247.56 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 stock has a market capitalization of $157.38 billion, a PE ratio of 104.46, a P/E/G ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.16. Capital One Financial has a one year low of $143.22 and a one year high of $247.91. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $222.37 and its 200-day moving average price is $217.74.

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

Capital One Financial Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 1st. Investors of record on Monday, November 17th were paid a dividend of $0.80 per share. This is an increase from Capital One Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 17th. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio is presently 135.02%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Capital One Financial

In other Capital One Financial news, insider Neal Blinde sold 43,200 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.83, for a total value of $9,583,056.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 73,020 shares in the company, valued at $16,198,026.60. This represents a 37.17% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Celia Karam sold 2,936 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $218.15, for a total transaction of $640,488.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 63,433 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,837,908.95. The trade was a 4.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 280,218 shares of company stock worth $62,395,804 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 1.26% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Capital One Financial

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in COF. Earned Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the second quarter worth about $254,000. Plancorp LLC acquired a new position in Capital One Financial in the second quarter valued at approximately $272,000. CIBC Asset Management Inc lifted its holdings in Capital One Financial by 53.9% in the second quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 88,505 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $18,830,000 after acquiring an additional 30,991 shares during the period. Smith Chas P & Associates PA Cpas boosted its position in Capital One Financial by 1,490.0% in the 2nd quarter. Smith Chas P & Associates PA Cpas now owns 43,486 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $9,252,000 after purchasing an additional 40,751 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Montecito Bank & Trust acquired a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $647,000. Institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Capital One Financial Company 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.