Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) Insider Celia Karam Sells 2,017 Shares of Stock

Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) insider Celia Karam sold 2,017 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $206.07, for a total transaction of $415,643.19. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 57,696 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,889,414.72. The trade was a 3.38% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Celia Karam also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, August 17th, Celia Karam sold 1,888 shares of Capital One Financial stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $225.52, for a total value of $425,781.76.

Capital One Financial Trading Down 1.7%

Capital One Financial stock opened at $203.24 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $212.98 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $198.32. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. Capital One Financial Corporation has a 12 month low of $174.24 and a 12 month high of $259.64. The stock has a market cap of $124.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.02.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 21st. The financial services provider reported $5.81 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.79 by $1.02. The company had revenue of $15.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.76 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 11.28% and a net margin of 13.37%.Capital One Financial’s revenue for the quarter was up 26.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $5.48 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Capital One Financial Corporation will post 20.3 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Investors of record on Monday, August 17th were given a $0.80 dividend. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 17th. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 19.80%.

Institutional Trading of Capital One Financial

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in Capital One Financial by 529.4% during the 4th quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 107 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares during the period. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 1,312.5% during the fourth quarter. Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC now owns 113 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Solstein Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the second quarter worth approximately $26,000. Finally, Purpose Unlimited Inc. acquired a new position in Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. 89.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on COF shares. Bank of America dropped their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $234.00 to $231.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $215.00 to $245.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. HSBC raised shares of Capital One Financial from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $226.00 to $229.00 in a research report on Sunday, July 12th. Barclays decreased their price objective on Capital One Financial from $242.00 to $240.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Wolfe Research upped their price objective on Capital One Financial from $255.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 25th. Twenty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $258.91.

Capital One Financial News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Capital One Financial this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain bullish on Capital One among selected financial stocks, supporting the investment case and potentially limiting downside sentiment. Analysts Are Bullish on These Financial Stocks
• Positive Sentiment: Capital One completed a €1.5 billion senior-notes offering. The transaction strengthens liquidity and diversifies funding, although investors will also consider the added interest expense and debt burden. Capital One Completes €1.5 Billion Senior Notes Offering
• Neutral Sentiment: Management presented at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference, giving investors updated commentary on strategy and industry conditions; the available report does not identify a material new outlook change. Capital One Barclays Conference Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Capital One reported August credit-card and auto-loan metrics. Charge-offs and delinquencies remain important indicators for future credit costs, but the supplied report does not provide enough detail to determine whether the data improved or deteriorated. Capital One Reports August Credit Card and Auto Metrics
• Negative Sentiment: Insiders Lia Dean and Celia Karam sold a combined 4,083 shares for approximately $841,384. Both transactions were executed under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plans, reducing their individual holdings by roughly 3.3%. The planned nature of the sales makes them a relatively weak bearish signal, but the transactions may still weigh modestly on sentiment. SEC Insider Sale Filing

Capital One Financial Company Profile

Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) is a diversified financial services company headquartered in McLean, Virginia. Founded in 1994, the company initially built its business as a credit card issuer and has since expanded into consumer banking, commercial banking and payments.

Capital One offers a range of credit card products for consumers and businesses, along with deposit accounts, savings products, auto loans and other consumer lending services. Through its commercial banking operations, the company provides financing, treasury management and related services to commercial real estate clients, middle-market companies and other businesses.

Capital One primarily serves customers in the United States, with additional operations and financial services activities in Canada and the United Kingdom.