Capital One Financial Corporation $COF Shares Bought by World Investment Advisors

World Investment Advisors grew its stake in shares of Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) by 46.6% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 14,034 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,458 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $2,986,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo LLC increased its stake in Capital One Financial by 103.3% in the 2nd quarter. Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo LLC now owns 122 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares in the last quarter. Olistico Wealth LLC increased its stake in Capital One Financial by 439.1% in the 2nd quarter. Olistico Wealth LLC now owns 124 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 101 shares in the last quarter. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Capital One Financial by 66.7% in the 2nd quarter. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 125 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. RMG Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Capital One Financial in the 2nd quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Solstein Capital LLC purchased a new position in Capital One Financial in the 2nd quarter worth about $28,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Capital One Financial news, CEO Richard D. Fairbank sold 103,486 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $225.68, for a total transaction of $23,354,720.48. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 4,051,228 shares in the company, valued at $914,281,135.04. This trade represents a 2.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CAO Timothy P. Golden sold 3,462 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.28, for a total value of $727,989.36. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 8,987 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,889,786.36. This trade represents a 27.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 116,670 shares of company stock valued at $26,153,969 in the last three months. 1.26% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Capital One Financial Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of Capital One Financial stock opened at $218.21 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $139.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 92.07, a P/E/G ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 1.03. Capital One Financial Corporation has a 52-week low of $143.22 and a 52-week high of $232.45. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $219.86 and a 200-day simple moving average of $207.06.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The financial services provider reported $5.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.25 by $1.70. The business had revenue of $15.36 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.06 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 10.94% and a net margin of 2.24%.The firm’s revenue was up 53.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $4.51 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Capital One Financial Corporation will post 15.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Zacks Research upgraded Capital One Financial from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Capital One Financial in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Capital One Financial from $235.00 to $237.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Evercore ISI increased their target price on Capital One Financial from $240.00 to $255.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 30th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their target price on Capital One Financial from $224.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $261.63.

Capital One Financial Company Profile

Capital One Financial Corporation operates as the financial services holding company for the Capital One, National Association, which engages in the provision of various financial products and services in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. It operates through three segments: Credit Card, Consumer Banking, and Commercial Banking.