Capital One Financial Corporation $COF Stock Sold by Guardian Partners Inc.

Guardian Partners Inc. lowered its stake in Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) by 63.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 2,300 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 4,025 shares during the quarter. Guardian Partners Inc.’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $444,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sowell Financial Services LLC raised its holdings in Capital One Financial by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC now owns 13,336 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,575,000 after buying an additional 209 shares during the last quarter. City State Bank boosted its position in Capital One Financial by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. City State Bank now owns 1,992 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $385,000 after buying an additional 64 shares during the period. Quadrant Capital Group LLC boosted its position in Capital One Financial by 8.0% during the 3rd quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 26,588 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $5,266,000 after buying an additional 1,962 shares during the period. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Capital One Financial by 57.7% in the 3rd quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 287 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $55,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pinnacle Associates Ltd. grew its holdings in Capital One Financial by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. now owns 48,265 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $9,319,000 after acquiring an additional 1,334 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

Shares of COF opened at $202.94 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 1.02. Capital One Financial Corporation has a one year low of $174.24 and a one year high of $259.64. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $206.61 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $200.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $124.50 billion, a PE ratio of 9.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.04.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 20th. The financial services provider reported $6.69 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.53 by $1.16. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 11.64% and a net margin of 13.70%. The business had revenue of $16.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.25 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $5.95 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts anticipate that Capital One Financial Corporation will post 20.67 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. Investors of record on Monday, August 17th were given a dividend of $0.80 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 17th. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Capital One Financial’s payout ratio is currently 19.80%.

Key Stories Impacting Capital One Financial

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q3 results exceeded expectations. Adjusted EPS was $6.69 versus the $5.53 consensus estimate, while revenue reached $16.31 billion, slightly above forecasts and up 6.4% year over year. Net interest income, non-interest income and loan growth helped offset higher expenses and provisions. Capital One Stock Gains as Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates on Higher NII
• Positive Sentiment: Discover integration is showing tangible progress. Management said annualized synergies have reached about $1.8 billion ahead of schedule. Global Payment Network volume rose 25% to approximately $190.9 billion, while net interest margin improved to 8.41% and pre-provision earnings increased 10% sequentially to $7.5 billion. Capital One Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts raised their targets. JPMorgan increased its target from $227 to $241 and maintained an overweight rating, while BMO raised its target from $219 to $225 with a market perform rating. Capital One also repurchased $2.6 billion of stock during the quarter. JPMorgan Capital One Analyst Rating
• Neutral Sentiment: Management plans heavier marketing and network investment to compete with rivals and support the combined business. These investments could strengthen long-term growth but may limit near-term expense leverage. Capital One Will Step Up Marketing to Take On Rivals
• Negative Sentiment: Credit and sentiment concerns remain. Domestic card delinquencies increased sequentially, and Discover integration expenses totaled $338 million. In addition, reported insider trading showed sales and no purchases among several executives over the past six months. These concerns, along with a broader market sell-off, likely explain why COF has not sustained its post-earnings gains. Capital One Climbs After Quarterly Profit Tops Expectations

Analysts Set New Price Targets

COF has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Wednesday. HSBC upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $226.00 to $229.00 in a report on Sunday, July 12th. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $273.00 to $267.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 12th. Evercore set a $220.00 target price on Capital One Financial in a research note on Thursday, October 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Capital One Financial from $227.00 to $241.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Twenty research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $256.32.

Insider Activity at Capital One Financial

In related news, insider Lia Dean sold 1,887 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $195.86, for a total value of $369,587.82. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 59,308 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,616,064.88. This represents a 3.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Celia Karam sold 1,927 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $195.86, for a total value of $377,422.22. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 55,774 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,923,895.64. The trade was a 3.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 37,664 shares of company stock valued at $7,914,162 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.78% of the company’s stock.

Capital One Financial Profile

Capital One Financial Corporation is a diversified financial services company headquartered in McLean, Virginia. Founded in 1994, the company operates as a bank holding company through Capital One, N.A., providing financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial customers.

Capital One is best known for its credit card business, which offers a range of consumer and business cards. Its other activities include consumer banking products such as checking and savings accounts, auto loans and retail banking services, as well as commercial banking services for businesses and institutions.

The company primarily serves customers in the United States through digital channels, branches and other distribution networks.