US Bancorp DE Purchases 114,416 Shares of Capital One Financial Corporation $COF

US Bancorp DE grew its position in Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) by 114.7% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 214,153 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 114,416 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $51,903,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Cortland Associates Inc. MO bought a new position in shares of Capital One Financial in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $14,391,000. Meridian Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 334.8% in the 3rd quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,404 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,999,000 after acquiring an additional 7,241 shares in the last quarter. National Pension Service raised its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter. National Pension Service now owns 1,552,736 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $330,081,000 after acquiring an additional 59,100 shares in the last quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 58.5% in the 3rd quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 36,685 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $7,798,000 after acquiring an additional 13,539 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 17.3% in the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 129,013 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $28,861,000 after acquiring an additional 19,059 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Capital One Financial

In other news, insider Neal Blinde sold 38,135 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $190.51, for a total value of $7,265,098.85. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 33,551 shares in the company, valued at $6,391,801.01. This trade represents a 53.20% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 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 completion of 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 ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 50,047 shares of company stock valued at $9,742,217. Corporate insiders own 0.78% of the company’s stock.

More Capital One Financial News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Warren Buffett/Berkshire continues to collect meaningful dividends from its stake in Capital One, underscoring large-shareholder confidence and steady cash returns to owners. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Capital One will receive new deposit flow from a partner offering 3.0% interest on exchange funds held with Capital One — a potential source of low-cost funding/Deposit growth if those balances stick. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Rothschild & Co Redburn trimmed its price target for COF from $290 to $275 but kept a “buy” rating — still signaling upside, though slightly less bullish than before. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: A market feature on undervalued names mentions stocks to consider in the current macro backdrop — a generic context piece that may prompt some value-seeking flows but doesn’t present company-specific news. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Capital One secured final approval for a $425 million class-action settlement over savings-product pricing; the company will align rates across affected accounts and pay compensation — an earnings/headline cost and potential funding/competitive pressure. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Hedge-fund manager Stephen Mandel (Lone Pine) trimmed his stake in COF — a modest negative signal that can spur some selling or caution among other institutional investors. Article Title

Analysts Set New Price Targets

COF has been the subject of several research reports. Barclays increased their target price on Capital One Financial from $226.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on Capital One Financial from $300.00 to $260.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. Truist Financial decreased their target price on Capital One Financial from $275.00 to $255.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on Capital One Financial from $300.00 to $273.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price target on Capital One Financial from $260.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 2nd. Eighteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $258.14.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

COF stock opened at $192.12 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $119.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 67.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.14. Capital One Financial Corporation has a 1 year low of $174.98 and a 1 year high of $259.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 1.03. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $190.44 and its 200-day moving average price is $213.40.

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

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 19th were paid a $0.80 dividend. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 19th. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 112.28%.

About Capital One Financial

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.