Uncommon Cents Investing LLC Sells 300 Shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Uncommon Cents Investing LLC cut its stake in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 6.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,330 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 300 shares during the quarter. Uncommon Cents Investing LLC’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $568,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Strong Tower Advisory Services increased its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. Strong Tower Advisory Services now owns 30,870 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $4,048,000 after acquiring an additional 912 shares in the last quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management increased its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 29.1% in the 4th quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 9,661 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,267,000 after acquiring an additional 2,179 shares in the last quarter. Great Lakes Retirement Inc. increased its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Great Lakes Retirement Inc. now owns 9,564 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,254,000 after acquiring an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. Elk River Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter worth about $262,000. Finally, Procyon Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC now owns 14,485 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,899,000 after acquiring an additional 730 shares in the last quarter. 89.84% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

COF has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Robert W. Baird lowered shares of Capital One Financial from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $150.00 to $145.00 in a research note on Monday, January 8th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods restated an “outperform” rating and set a $159.00 price objective on shares of Capital One Financial in a research note on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $87.00 to $120.00 in a research note on Wednesday, December 13th. Bank of America upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $112.00 to $129.00 in a research note on Wednesday, December 6th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $142.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 21st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $131.55.

Capital One Financial Trading Up 3.0 %

COF stock traded up $4.35 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $148.86. 4,038,670 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,804,425. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.01. Capital One Financial Co. has a one year low of $83.93 and a one year high of $149.27. The stock has a market capitalization of $56.62 billion, a PE ratio of 12.46, a PEG ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.47. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $136.37 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $119.12.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 25th. The financial services provider reported $2.24 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.50 by ($0.26). Capital One Financial had a net margin of 9.88% and a return on equity of 9.24%. The firm had revenue of $9.51 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.45 billion. Equities research analysts expect that Capital One Financial Co. will post 13.82 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 23rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 12th were paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.61%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 9th. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio is currently 20.08%.

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.