Capital One Financial Corporation $COF Shares Sold by WINTON GROUP Ltd

WINTON GROUP Ltd cut its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) by 30.5% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 17,203 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 7,542 shares during the quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $3,657,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 74.8% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 56,380,913 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $11,995,603,000 after buying an additional 24,129,990 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 63.4% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 27,780,128 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $5,910,500,000 after buying an additional 10,776,843 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Capital One Financial in the second quarter valued at $1,701,511,000. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Capital One Financial by 64.1% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 14,008,841 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,970,628,000 after acquiring an additional 5,474,328 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Boston Partners bought a new position in Capital One Financial during the 2nd quarter valued at $534,777,000. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Capital One Financial Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of COF stock opened at $185.25 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $220.67 and a 200 day simple moving average of $222.02. The stock has a market capitalization of $115.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 62.58, a P/E/G ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 1.14. Capital One Financial Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $143.22 and a fifty-two week high of $259.64. The company has a quick ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44.

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

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $290.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 31st. Evercore reduced their price target 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. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $275.00 price target on shares of Capital One Financial in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on Capital One Financial from $265.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Capital One Financial in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $274.70.

Insider Buying and Selling at Capital One Financial

In related news, insider Jason P. Hanson sold 3,729 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.00, for a total transaction of $764,445.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 40,230 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,247,150. This trade represents a 8.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, General Counsel Matthew W. Cooper sold 2,000 shares of Capital One Financial stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.00, for a total transaction of $500,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the general counsel owned 92,486 shares in the company, valued at approximately $23,121,500. This trade represents a 2.12% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 67,933 shares of company stock valued at $14,363,897. 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.