S Bank Fund Management Ltd Takes $9.69 Million Position in Capital One Financial Corporation $COF

S Bank Fund Management Ltd bought a new position in shares of Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund bought 40,000 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $9,694,000. Capital One Financial makes up 1.3% of S Bank Fund Management Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 20th biggest position.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in Capital One Financial by 330.1% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 13,587 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,423,000 after acquiring an additional 10,428 shares during the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC grew its stake 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 valued at $1,608,000 after purchasing an additional 2,753 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew 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 during the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC acquired a new position in shares of Capital One Financial in the second quarter valued at approximately $218,000. Finally, Jump Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the second quarter worth approximately $1,086,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Capital One Financial

In related news, insider Lia Dean sold 1,692 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $185.61, for a total value of $314,052.12. Following the sale, the insider owned 65,454 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,148,916.94. This represents a 2.52% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 40,230 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,247,150. The trade was a 8.48% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders have sold 46,404 shares of company stock worth $8,884,404. 0.78% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. Wolfe Research dropped their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $294.00 to $280.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Evercore cut their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $265.00 to $222.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price objective on Capital One Financial from $256.00 to $250.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on Capital One Financial from $280.00 to $260.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 9th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Capital One Financial from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, January 10th. Eighteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $258.14.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

COF opened at $189.70 on Wednesday. Capital One Financial Corporation has a 1-year low of $174.98 and a 1-year high of $259.64. The stock has a market cap of $117.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 66.56, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 1.05. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $190.07 and its 200 day simple moving average is $213.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 1.03.

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

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.