Brokerages Set Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Price Target at $141.25

Shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) have received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty-one brokerages that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $141.20.

Several equities analysts have commented on COF shares. Evercore ISI lowered their price objective on Capital One Financial from $155.00 to $154.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Capital One Financial from $134.00 to $152.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 3rd. BTIG Research started coverage on Capital One Financial in a research report on Friday, June 7th. They set a “neutral” rating for the company. Jefferies Financial Group raised Capital One Financial from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $145.00 to $165.00 in a research report on Thursday, June 6th. Finally, Wolfe Research raised Capital One Financial from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $189.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 4th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Capital One Financial news, insider Celia Karam sold 16,913 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.88, for a total transaction of $2,416,529.44. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 47,081 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,726,933.28. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. In other Capital One Financial news, insider Celia Karam sold 16,913 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.88, for a total transaction of $2,416,529.44. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 47,081 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,726,933.28. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Timothy P. Golden sold 8,656 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $144.04, for a total value of $1,246,810.24. Following the sale, the insider now owns 10,246 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,475,833.84. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Capital One Financial

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. LRI Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the 1st quarter valued at about $25,000. Silicon Valley Capital Partners purchased a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the 1st quarter valued at about $25,000. Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist LLC lifted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 1,658.3% during the 4th quarter. Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist LLC now owns 211 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 199 shares in the last quarter. Rise Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the 1st quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Bartlett & Co. LLC lifted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 726.7% during the 4th quarter. Bartlett & Co. LLC now owns 248 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 218 shares in the last quarter. 89.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

Shares of COF stock opened at $138.43 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $139.80 and a 200 day moving average of $136.99. Capital One Financial has a 52 week low of $88.23 and a 52 week high of $149.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $52.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.84, a PEG ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 25th. The financial services provider reported $3.21 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.25 by ($0.04). Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.74% and a net margin of 10.19%. The business had revenue of $9.40 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.35 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.31 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts expect that Capital One Financial will post 13.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 24th. Investors of record on Monday, May 13th were issued a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 10th. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.73%. Capital One Financial’s payout ratio is 18.79%.

Capital One Financial Company 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.