Strong Tower Advisory Services Has $6.57 Million Position in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Strong Tower Advisory Services boosted its position in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 0.3% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 36,858 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 109 shares during the quarter. Capital One Financial comprises approximately 1.7% of Strong Tower Advisory Services’ portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest holding. Strong Tower Advisory Services’ holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $6,573,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Capital One Financial during the third quarter worth $36,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV grew its position in Capital One Financial by 135.0% in the third quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 289 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 166 shares in the last quarter. Eastern Bank acquired a new stake in Capital One Financial in the 3rd quarter valued at $44,000. Finally, Prospera Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Capital One Financial during the 3rd quarter worth about $47,000. Institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Capital One Financial news, insider Mark Daniel Mouadeb sold 1,994 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.37, for a total value of $323,765.78. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 19,776 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,211,029.12. This trade represents a 9.16 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Michael Zamsky sold 10,541 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $190.26, for a total transaction of $2,005,530.66. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 26,482 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,038,465.32. This trade represents a 28.47 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 13,256 shares of company stock worth $2,462,487. Corporate insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently issued reports on COF. Bank of America downgraded Capital One Financial from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their target price for the company from $203.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. UBS Group upgraded Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $168.00 to $235.00 in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Barclays upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $158.00 to $219.00 in a report on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Evercore ISI increased their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $163.00 to $184.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $188.06.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

COF opened at $191.16 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $183.82 and a 200 day simple moving average of $160.45. Capital One Financial Co. has a 1 year low of $123.23 and a 1 year high of $198.30. The company has a market capitalization of $72.88 billion, a PE ratio of 18.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.46.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The financial services provider reported $4.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.70 by $0.81. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 8.80% and a return on equity of 9.00%. The company had revenue of $10 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.88 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $4.45 earnings per share. Capital One Financial’s quarterly revenue was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts expect that Capital One Financial Co. will post 13.41 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 22nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 14th. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.26%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio is presently 22.66%.

Capital One Financial Profile

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.