Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Stake Reduced by Gryphon Financial Partners LLC

Gryphon Financial Partners LLC cut its holdings in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 3.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,952 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 118 shares during the quarter. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $526,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of COF. Stephens Inc. AR increased its stake in Capital One Financial by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 15,633 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,341,000 after purchasing an additional 332 shares in the last quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV increased its stake in Capital One Financial by 135.0% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 289 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 166 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its stake in Capital One Financial by 10.2% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,668 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $400,000 after purchasing an additional 247 shares in the last quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC increased its stake in Capital One Financial by 30.2% in the 3rd quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 2,249 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $347,000 after purchasing an additional 521 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its stake in Capital One Financial by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 88,415 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $13,239,000 after purchasing an additional 764 shares in the last quarter. 89.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

COF has been the topic of several research analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Capital One Financial from $182.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Capital One Financial from $162.00 to $186.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Barclays lifted their target price on Capital One Financial from $219.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. HSBC raised Capital One Financial from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $176.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res raised Capital One Financial from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $202.27.

Capital One Financial Trading Down 2.2 %

Shares of NYSE COF opened at $196.08 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $193.64 and a 200 day simple moving average of $173.65. Capital One Financial Co. has a 52 week low of $128.23 and a 52 week high of $210.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.98. The stock has a market cap of $74.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.92, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.47.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.78 by $0.31. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 9.46%. The firm had revenue of $10.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.22 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.81 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts predict that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 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 Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.22%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.71%.

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.