Wolf Group Capital Advisors Increases Position in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Wolf Group Capital Advisors increased its stake in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 2.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 12,073 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 296 shares during the quarter. Wolf Group Capital Advisors’ holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $1,583,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Bartlett & Co. LLC boosted its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 726.7% during the 4th quarter. Bartlett & Co. LLC now owns 248 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 218 shares during the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC grew its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 109.4% during the fourth quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 266 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. West Tower Group LLC acquired a new position in Capital One Financial in the second quarter worth $31,000. Neo Ivy Capital Management acquired a new position in Capital One Financial in the second quarter worth $37,000. Finally, Resurgent Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter worth $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on COF shares. Morgan Stanley raised shares of Capital One Financial from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $87.00 to $120.00 in a report on Wednesday, December 13th. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $114.00 to $154.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 2nd. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $142.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research report on Thursday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft began coverage on shares of Capital One Financial in a research report on Wednesday, January 10th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $153.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Piper Sandler raised their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $126.00 to $142.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 23rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $131.55.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

COF traded down $3.39 during trading on Monday, reaching $145.50. 870,258 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,772,832. Capital One Financial Co. has a fifty-two week low of $83.93 and a fifty-two week high of $149.27. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $137.27 and a 200 day moving average price of $119.80. The company has a market capitalization of $55.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.20, a PEG ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.47.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 25th. The financial services provider reported $2.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.50 by ($0.26). The company had revenue of $9.51 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.45 billion. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 9.88% and a return on equity of 9.24%. As a group, analysts predict that Capital One Financial Co. will post 13.82 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 23rd. Investors of record on Monday, February 12th were issued a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 9th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.65%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio is 20.08%.

About Capital One Financial

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.