Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. Sells 14,140 Shares of Capital One Financial Corporation $COF

Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. lowered its stake in shares of Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) by 98.1% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 273 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 14,140 shares during the quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc.’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $66,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in Capital One Financial by 330.1% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 13,587 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,423,000 after buying an additional 10,428 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Capital One Financial by 44.3% in the 1st quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 8,968 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,608,000 after buying an additional 2,753 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its holdings in Capital One Financial by 118.3% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,300 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $702,000 after buying an additional 1,788 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP increased its holdings in Capital One Financial by 11.5% in the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 176,319 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $37,514,000 after buying an additional 18,234 shares during the period. Finally, Flow Traders U.S. LLC bought a new stake in Capital One Financial in the 2nd quarter valued at $218,000. Institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Capital One Financial

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

• Positive Sentiment: Capital One completed its acquisition of Brex, adding a corporate-focused fintech, business payments capabilities, and agentic commerce/AI tools that expand its addressable market and cross-sell opportunities. Capital One Completes Brex Acquisition
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage highlights that the Brex close deepens Capital One’s push into AI-driven business payments — a strategic growth vector that could lift fee income and improve product stickiness. Capital One pushes deeper into AI, business payments
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts expect double-digit growth in Capital One’s upcoming quarterly results, supporting optimism on near-term earnings momentum and lending performance. What to Expect From Capital One’s Next Quarterly Earnings Report
• Neutral Sentiment: Goldman Sachs is maintaining a Buy on COF, signaling continued institutional support, but it trimmed its price target (from $300 to $260) — a mixed signal on upside magnitude. Capital One Receives a Buy from Goldman Sachs
• Neutral Sentiment: UBS trimmed its price target slightly (to $283) but kept a Buy rating, leaving the analyst community broadly bullish even as short-term upside estimates were adjusted. UBS Adjusts Price Target on Capital One Financial
• Neutral Sentiment: TD Cowen also cut its price target (from $290 to $260) but retained a Buy rating, reflecting confidence in multi-year growth while dialing back near-term upside. Despite Lowering Price Target, TD Cowen Sees Upside
• Negative Sentiment: Barclays downgraded its expectations for COF, which introduces downside risk if macro or credit trends weaken and could cap upside despite strategic wins. Barclays Lowers Expectations for Capital One

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on COF shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $263.00 to $256.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Evercore lowered their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $265.00 to $222.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $286.00 to $283.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $280.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, BTIG Research lowered their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $308.00 to $270.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $268.10.

Capital One Financial Stock Up 6.2%

Shares of NYSE:COF opened at $192.39 on Thursday. Capital One Financial Corporation has a 52 week low of $147.30 and a 52 week high of $259.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a current ratio of 1.04. The company’s fifty day moving average is $196.28 and its 200-day moving average is $215.51. The company has a market capitalization of $119.65 billion, a PE ratio of 65.00, a P/E/G ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 1.14.

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

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio is 108.11%.

Insider Activity at Capital One Financial

In related news, insider Lia Dean sold 3,284 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $223.68, for a total transaction of $734,565.12. Following the transaction, the insider owned 70,162 shares in the company, valued at $15,693,836.16. This represents a 4.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Celia Karam sold 2,108 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $218.25, for a total transaction of $460,071.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 59,269 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,935,459.25. This trade represents a 3.43% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 50,047 shares of company stock worth $9,742,217 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 1.26% of the company’s stock.

About Capital One Financial

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.