Sivia Capital Partners LLC Buys Shares of 1,512 Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm bought 1,512 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $271,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bfsg LLC purchased a new stake in Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC purchased a new stake in Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at $41,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

Shares of COF stock opened at $198.27 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.98. Capital One Financial Co. has a 12 month low of $128.23 and a 12 month high of $210.67. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $180.76 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $185.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $75.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.13.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 22nd. The financial services provider reported $4.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.75 by $0.31. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 9.46%. The company had revenue of $10 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.07 billion. On average, research analysts anticipate that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 23rd were issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.21%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 23rd. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio is currently 20.15%.

Insider Transactions at Capital One Financial

In other Capital One Financial news, insider Michael Zamsky sold 9,560 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $199.40, for a total transaction of $1,906,264.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 20,089 shares in the company, valued at $4,005,746.60. The trade was a 32.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Ann F. Hackett sold 1,658 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $198.70, for a total transaction of $329,444.60. Following the sale, the director now owns 56,244 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,175,682.80. The trade was a 2.86% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.26% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have issued reports on COF shares. Robert W. Baird upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their target price for the company from $190.00 to $200.00 in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $198.00 to $170.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. BTIG Research raised shares of Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $208.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 25th. Baird R W raised Capital One Financial from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Capital One Financial from $210.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $210.64.

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.