Capital One Financial Corporation $COF Shares Acquired by Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise boosted its stake in Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) by 84.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 25,432 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 11,635 shares during the period. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $6,164,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Strive Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Capital One Financial in the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Olistico Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 550.0% during the 4th quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 130 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WFA of San Diego LLC bought a new position in shares of Capital One Financial in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have commented on the company. TD Cowen dropped their price target on Capital One Financial from $290.00 to $260.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Wolfe Research decreased their price target on Capital One Financial from $294.00 to $280.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Evercore decreased their price target on Capital One Financial from $265.00 to $222.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 6th. UBS Group decreased their price target on Capital One Financial from $283.00 to $270.00 in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $224.00 price objective on shares of Capital One Financial in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Eighteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $257.52.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, General Counsel Matthew W. Cooper sold 3,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 approximately $17,876,892.42. This trade represents a 3.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Jason P. Hanson sold 3,729 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.00, for a total value of $764,445.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 40,230 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,247,150. This trade represents a 8.48% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 49,904 shares of company stock valued at $9,528,159. Insiders own 0.78% of the company’s stock.

Capital One Financial Stock Down 2.8%

Shares of Capital One Financial stock opened at $182.02 on Wednesday. Capital One Financial Corporation has a 1 year low of $174.98 and a 1 year high of $259.64. The business has a 50-day moving average of $188.17 and a two-hundred day moving average of $211.09. The company has a market capitalization of $113.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 63.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 1.03.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 21st. The financial services provider reported $4.42 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.08 by ($0.66). Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 10.59% and a net margin of 4.29%.The firm had revenue of $15.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.68 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $4.06 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 52.3% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts predict that Capital One Financial Corporation will post 19.17 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 19th will be given a $0.80 dividend. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 19th. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 112.28%.

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.