Caerus Investment Advisors LLC Invests $895,000 in Capital One Financial Corporation $COF

Caerus Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm purchased 4,208 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $895,000.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of COF. Mather Group LLC. grew its holdings in Capital One Financial by 1.0% in the third quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 4,540 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $965,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the period. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 0.7% during the third quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 7,047 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,506,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Optas LLC increased its position in Capital One Financial by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Optas LLC now owns 3,484 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $741,000 after buying an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV increased its position in Capital One Financial by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 4,450 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $946,000 after buying an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bridges Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Capital One Financial by 0.4% during the third quarter. Bridges Investment Management Inc. now owns 11,251 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,392,000 after buying an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. 89.84% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Citigroup increased their target price on Capital One Financial from $290.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $237.00 to $256.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Evercore cut their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $290.00 to $265.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $260.00 to $290.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 2nd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $263.00 to $256.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Capital One Financial presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $275.95.

Capital One Financial Trading Up 1.4%

Capital One Financial stock opened at $183.36 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 1.04. Capital One Financial Corporation has a one year low of $143.22 and a one year high of $259.64. The stock has a market capitalization of $114.04 billion, a PE ratio of 61.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.54 and a beta of 1.14. The business’s fifty day moving average is $212.72 and its 200 day moving average is $220.19.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, January 22nd. The financial services provider reported $3.86 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.14 by ($0.28). The business had revenue of $15.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.49 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 10.68% and a net margin of 3.54%.Capital One Financial’s quarterly revenue was up 53.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.67 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Capital One Financial Corporation will post 15.65 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, February 19th were given a dividend of $0.80 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 19th. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio is 108.11%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Capital One Financial news, insider Jason P. Hanson sold 3,729 shares of Capital One Financial stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.00, for a total value of $764,445.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 40,230 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,247,150. The trade was a 8.48% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, General Counsel Matthew W. Cooper sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $250.00, for a total transaction of $500,000.00. Following the sale, the general counsel owned 92,486 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $23,121,500. This represents a 2.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 67,933 shares of company stock valued at $14,363,897 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 1.26% of the company’s stock.

Capital One Financial Company 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.