Hosking Partners LLP Grows Stock Position in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Hosking Partners LLP increased its position in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 6.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 309,348 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 19,399 shares during the quarter. Capital One Financial makes up approximately 2.2% of Hosking Partners LLP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest position. Hosking Partners LLP’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $55,163,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,428 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $255,000 after buying an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC boosted its position in Capital One Financial by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC now owns 1,777 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $317,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. TFB Advisors LLC boosted its position in Capital One Financial by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. TFB Advisors LLC now owns 1,488 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $265,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Money Concepts Capital Corp grew its stake in Capital One Financial by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. Money Concepts Capital Corp now owns 1,565 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $279,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. raised its holdings in Capital One Financial by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. now owns 1,852 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $330,000 after acquiring an additional 62 shares during the last quarter. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Capital One Financial from $162.00 to $186.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded Capital One Financial from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on Capital One Financial from $182.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. Bank of America raised shares of Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $207.00 to $235.00 in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. Finally, HSBC upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $176.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $202.27.

Capital One Financial Stock Up 0.1 %

Capital One Financial stock opened at $197.00 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $75.12 billion, a PE ratio of 17.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.98. Capital One Financial Co. has a fifty-two week low of $128.23 and a fifty-two week high of $210.67. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $192.88 and a 200 day moving average price of $172.23.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.78 by $0.31. The business had revenue of $10.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.22 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 9.46%. The company’s revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.81 earnings per share. Research analysts expect that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 earnings per share for the current year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.22%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.71%.

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.