Capital One Financial Corporation $COF Shares Bought by Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.

Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. boosted its stake in shares of Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) by 1.7% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 427,460 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,237 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $82,530,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Capital One Financial by 1.6% in the first quarter. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,462 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $632,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Louisbourg Investments Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 6.7% during the first quarter. Louisbourg Investments Inc. now owns 870 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $159,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 3.1% during the second quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,014 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $404,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. North Dakota State Investment Board increased its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 0.3% during the second quarter. North Dakota State Investment Board now owns 18,272 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $3,666,000 after acquiring an additional 62 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Benjamin Edwards Inc. raised its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 24,254 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $4,868,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Capital One Financial

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

• Positive Sentiment: Capital One reported adjusted earnings of $6.69 per share, above the roughly $5.45–$5.50 analyst consensus, while revenue reached approximately $16.3 billion, up about 6% year over year. Net income rose to $3.54 billion, helping drive the favorable market reaction. Capital One Beats Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Profitability trends improved: net interest margin expanded to 8.41%, pre-provision earnings increased, and the provision for credit losses declined from the prior quarter. Domestic credit-card net charge-offs also improved to 3.98%. Capital One Reports $3.5 Billion Q3 Profit
• Positive Sentiment: Management said the Discover acquisition is progressing ahead of schedule, with annualized synergies reported at approximately $1.8 billion. Investors also noted share repurchases and continued growth in Global Payment Network transaction volume. Capital One Q3 Earnings Call Transcript
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan raised its COF price target from $227 to $241 and assigned an overweight rating. BMO also lifted its target from $219 to $225, though it retained a market perform rating, signaling upside potential but some analyst caution.
• Neutral Sentiment: Capital One plans to increase marketing and network investment to compete more aggressively, which could support long-term growth but may pressure near-term expenses. Capital One Will Step Up Marketing
• Negative Sentiment: Credit metrics were mixed: credit-card delinquencies of 30 days or more increased to 3.74%. In addition, several insiders have sold shares recently, although at least one transaction was conducted under a pre-arranged trading plan.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

COF stock opened at $205.98 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $126.37 billion, a PE ratio of 12.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.04. Capital One Financial Corporation has a 12-month low of $174.24 and a 12-month high of $259.64. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $207.03 and its 200 day simple moving average is $200.80.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October 20th. The financial services provider reported $6.69 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.53 by $1.16. The business had revenue of $16.31 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.25 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 11.54% and a net margin of 13.70%. The company’s revenue was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $5.95 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Capital One Financial Corporation will post 20.36 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 Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 17th were issued a dividend of $0.80 per share. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 17th. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio is presently 19.80%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. TD Cowen lifted their price target on Capital One Financial from $242.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Wolfe Research increased their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $255.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 25th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $245.00 price objective on shares of Capital One Financial in a research report on Thursday, August 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $227.00 to $241.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $273.00 to $267.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 12th. Nineteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Capital One Financial currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $256.32.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Michael Zamsky sold 5,473 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $218.02, for a total transaction of $1,193,223.46. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 27,992 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,102,815.84. This trade represents a 16.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Lia Dean sold 2,193 shares of Capital One Financial stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $225.52, for a total value of $494,565.36. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 63,261 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,266,620.72. The trade was a 3.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 37,664 shares of company stock valued at $7,914,162. Corporate insiders own 0.78% of the company’s stock.

Capital One Financial Profile

Capital One Financial Corporation is a diversified financial services company headquartered in McLean, Virginia. Founded in 1994, the company operates as a bank holding company through Capital One, N.A., providing financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial customers.

Capital One is best known for its credit card business, which offers a range of consumer and business cards. Its other activities include consumer banking products such as checking and savings accounts, auto loans and retail banking services, as well as commercial banking services for businesses and institutions.

The company primarily serves customers in the United States through digital channels, branches and other distribution networks.