Sebold Capital Management Inc. Sells 824 Shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Sebold Capital Management Inc. cut its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) by 10.5% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 6,998 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 824 shares during the quarter. Sebold Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $918,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. West Tower Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the second quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Bartlett & Co. LLC lifted its position in Capital One Financial by 726.7% during the fourth 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 during the period. Resurgent Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its position in Capital One Financial by 109.4% during the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 266 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 139 shares during the period. Finally, Neo Ivy Capital Management purchased a new stake in Capital One Financial in the second quarter worth about $37,000. Institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on COF shares. Bank of America raised 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 report on Wednesday, December 6th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $124.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $131.00 to $134.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 26th. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $152.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 23rd. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $159.00 target price on shares of Capital One Financial in a research note on Wednesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have assigned a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $130.90.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE COF opened at $144.57 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01. Capital One Financial Co. has a 1 year low of $83.93 and a 1 year high of $144.57. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $136.00 and a 200-day moving average price of $118.94. The stock has a market cap of $54.99 billion, a PE ratio of 12.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.47.

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

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 23rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 12th were issued a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 9th. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.66%. Capital One Financial’s payout ratio is 20.08%.

About Capital One Financial

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.