GAMMA Investing LLC Has $4.27 Million Stock Position in Capital One Financial Corporation $COF

GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) by 18.9% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 21,295 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 3,389 shares during the quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $4,272,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in Capital One Financial by 529.4% during the 4th quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 107 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC acquired a new position in Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Capital One Financial by 1,312.5% in the fourth quarter. Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC now owns 113 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, CrossGen Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. 89.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings raised Capital One Financial from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Bank of America cut their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $234.00 to $231.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $256.00 to $250.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. TD Cowen decreased their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $260.00 to $253.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Capital One Financial from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday. Twenty investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $259.36.

Capital One Financial Price Performance

Shares of COF opened at $222.00 on Wednesday. Capital One Financial Corporation has a 1 year low of $174.24 and a 1 year high of $259.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 1.02. The company has a market capitalization of $136.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.02. The business has a 50-day moving average of $199.03 and a 200-day moving average of $198.60.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 21st. The financial services provider reported $5.81 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.79 by $1.02. The business had revenue of $15.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.76 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 11.28% and a net margin of 13.37%.The firm’s revenue was up 26.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $5.48 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Capital One Financial Corporation will post 20.19 earnings per share for the current year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 17th will be given a $0.80 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 17th. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Capital One Financial’s payout ratio is 19.80%.

More Capital One Financial News

Here are the key news stories impacting Capital One Financial this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong earnings momentum: Capital One’s latest quarter produced $5.81 in earnings per share, well above the $4.79 analyst consensus, while revenue increased 26.9% year over year to $15.83 billion. The earnings beat and robust revenue growth provide fundamental support for the stock.
• Positive Sentiment: Positive momentum and analyst attention: Zacks characterized COF as a strong momentum stock, and Goldman Sachs reportedly included a major financial company on its August conviction list. Such recognition may encourage additional investor interest. Zacks momentum stock article Goldman Sachs conviction list article
• Positive Sentiment: Payments expansion remains a potential growth driver: Industry coverage highlighted Capital One’s efforts to move beyond basic payments through money movement, tokenization, data and other value-added services. These initiatives could improve customer retention and support longer-term revenue growth. Card networks growth strategy article
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider selling was conducted under a preset plan: Ravi Raghu sold 9,726 COF shares for approximately $2.04 million, reducing his holdings by about 27%. The size of the sale may attract attention, but its execution under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan makes it a relatively weak discretionary bearish signal. Capital One insider sale article
• Negative Sentiment: Trump Organization account closures create headline risk: Capital One disclosed that it closed hundreds of Trump Organization-related accounts in 2021 after a months-long anti-money-laundering review. The bank did not accuse the organization of money laundering and said the decision was based on transaction patterns covered by federal guidance, but the disclosure could fuel political scrutiny and reputational concerns. Banking Dive AML review article

Insider Activity

In related news, CAO Timothy P. Golden sold 3,487 shares of Capital One Financial stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $211.00, for a total transaction of $735,757.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 7,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,567,519. This trade represents a 31.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, General Counsel Matthew W. Cooper sold 3,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $208.00, for a total transaction of $728,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the general counsel owned 90,194 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,760,352. The trade was a 3.74% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders have sold 20,213 shares of company stock valued at $4,147,832. 0.78% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Capital One Financial Profile

Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) is a diversified bank holding company headquartered in McLean, Virginia. The company’s core businesses include credit card lending, consumer and commercial banking, and auto finance. Capital One issues a wide range of credit card products for consumers and small businesses, and it operates deposit and digital banking services aimed at retail customers and small to midsize enterprises.

Products and services include credit and charge cards, checking and savings accounts (including the online-focused Capital One 360 platform), auto loans, and commercial lending solutions.