West Family Investments Inc. Has $839,000 Stock Holdings in Capital One Financial Corporation $COF

West Family Investments Inc. boosted its position in shares of Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) by 219.4% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,181 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,872 shares during the period. West Family Investments Inc.’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $839,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Capital One Financial by 18.1% in the fourth quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 353,767 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $85,739,000 after acquiring an additional 54,263 shares during the last quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd lifted its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 11.2% in the 4th quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 115,843 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $28,076,000 after purchasing an additional 11,651 shares during the last quarter. Sculptor Capital LP bought a new stake in Capital One Financial in the first quarter worth $33,932,000. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its position in Capital One Financial by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 223,977 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $54,283,000 after buying an additional 6,225 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Capital One Financial by 157.8% during the fourth quarter. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC now owns 36,066 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $8,741,000 after buying an additional 22,074 shares in the last quarter. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Lia Dean sold 2,193 shares of Capital One Financial stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $225.52, for a total transaction of $494,565.36. Following the sale, the insider owned 63,261 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,266,620.72. This trade represents a 3.35% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Ravi Raghu sold 9,726 shares of Capital One Financial stock in a transaction on Friday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $209.78, for a total transaction of $2,040,320.28. Following the sale, the insider owned 26,328 shares in the company, valued at $5,523,087.84. This represents a 26.98% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders have sold 29,767 shares of company stock worth $6,366,998. 0.78% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Wolfe Research upped their price target on Capital One Financial from $255.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 25th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $245.00 target price on Capital One Financial in a report on Thursday, August 20th. Barclays lowered their price target on Capital One Financial from $242.00 to $240.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. BTIG Research boosted their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $224.00 to $259.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. Finally, Citigroup decreased their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $310.00 to $295.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Twenty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Capital One Financial presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $258.91.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

Shares of Capital One Financial stock traded down $5.50 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $214.10. The company had a trading volume of 2,985,562 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,787,261. Capital One Financial Corporation has a 1-year low of $174.24 and a 1-year high of $259.64. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $212.42 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $198.12. The stock has a market cap of $131.35 billion, a PE ratio of 13.25, a P/E/G ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 1.02.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 21st. The financial services provider reported $5.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.79 by $1.02. The company had revenue of $15.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.76 billion. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 13.37% and a return on equity of 11.28%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 26.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $5.48 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Capital One Financial Corporation will post 20.29 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 17th were issued a $0.80 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 17th. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio is 19.80%.

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.