Capital One Financial Corporation $COF Shares Sold by WINTON GROUP Ltd

WINTON GROUP Ltd cut its stake in shares of Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) by 30.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 17,203 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 7,542 shares during the period. WINTON GROUP Ltd’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $3,657,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in COF. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in Capital One Financial by 330.1% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 13,587 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,423,000 after acquiring an additional 10,428 shares during the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 44.3% in the 1st quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 8,968 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,608,000 after purchasing an additional 2,753 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 118.3% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,300 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $702,000 after purchasing an additional 1,788 shares in the last quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 102.0% during the 2nd quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,456 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $523,000 after purchasing an additional 1,240 shares during the period. Finally, Penserra Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 88.2% during the 2nd quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC now owns 3,483 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $740,000 after purchasing an additional 1,632 shares during the period. 89.84% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

Capital One Financial stock opened at $185.25 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $115.21 billion, a PE ratio of 62.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 1.14. Capital One Financial Corporation has a one year low of $143.22 and a one year high of $259.64. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $220.67 and its 200 day moving average price is $222.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a current ratio of 1.04.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 22nd. The financial services provider reported $3.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.14 by ($0.28). Capital One Financial had a net margin of 3.54% and a return on equity of 10.68%. Capital One Financial’s revenue for the quarter was up 53.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $2.67 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Capital One Financial Corporation will post 15.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 19th were paid a $0.80 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 19th. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio is 108.11%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Capital One Financial

In other Capital One Financial news, General Counsel Matthew W. Cooper sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $250.00, for a total value of $500,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the general counsel directly owned 92,486 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $23,121,500. This represents a 2.12% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Celia Karam sold 2,108 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $218.25, for a total value of $460,071.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 59,269 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,935,459.25. This represents a 3.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 67,933 shares of company stock worth $14,363,897. 1.26% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

COF has been the topic of several research reports. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Capital One Financial in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Truist Financial decreased their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $290.00 to $275.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Capital One Financial from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 24th. BTIG Research cut their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $308.00 to $270.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Evercore reduced their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $290.00 to $265.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Capital One Financial has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $274.70.

Capital One Financial Profile

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.