Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV Acquires 85 Shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV boosted its holdings in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 29.4% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 374 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $67,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in COF. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Capital One Financial by 7.6% in the 3rd quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,068 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $459,000 after purchasing an additional 217 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 5.5% during the 3rd quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 9,197 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,377,000 after acquiring an additional 477 shares during the last quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc boosted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 9.7% during the 3rd quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 4,992 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $749,000 after acquiring an additional 440 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 13.4% during the 3rd quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,708 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $705,000 after acquiring an additional 558 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Prospera Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $47,000. 89.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently commented on COF. HSBC upgraded Capital One Financial from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $176.00 target price for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Robert W. Baird upgraded Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their target price for the company from $190.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Argus upgraded Capital One Financial to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Bank of America upgraded Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the company from $207.00 to $235.00 in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. Finally, Barclays increased their price target on Capital One Financial from $219.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $206.67.

Capital One Financial Price Performance

COF opened at $174.54 on Friday. Capital One Financial Co. has a 12-month low of $128.23 and a 12-month high of $210.67. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $191.50 and its 200-day simple moving average is $175.90. The company has a market capitalization of $66.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.06, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.47.

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 company had revenue of $10.19 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.22 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 9.46%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.81 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th were given a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.38%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio is currently 20.71%.

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.