Capital One Financial Corporation $COF Stock Holdings Increased by International Assets Investment Management LLC

International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) by 1,771.3% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 50,000 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 47,328 shares during the quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $9,654,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in COF. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 107.9% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 57,278,732 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $11,491,259,000 after purchasing an additional 29,724,829 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 51,054,869 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $10,242,628,000 after purchasing an additional 236,643 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new stake in Capital One Financial in the second quarter worth $1,435,311,000. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its holdings in Capital One Financial by 36.2% in the second quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 7,108,112 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,426,029,000 after purchasing an additional 1,887,497 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in Capital One Financial by 3.5% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 5,621,240 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,127,733,000 after buying an additional 187,532 shares during the last quarter. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Richard D. Fairbank sold 90,743 shares of Capital One Financial stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $202.86, for a total transaction of $18,408,124.98. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 4,018,520 shares in the company, valued at approximately $815,196,967.20. The trade was a 2.21% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Lia Dean sold 2,193 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $225.52, for a total transaction of $494,565.36. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 63,261 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,266,620.72. The trade was a 3.35% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 115,194 shares of company stock worth $23,546,209. Insiders own 0.78% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

COF has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Wall Street Zen lowered Capital One Financial from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, August 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Capital One Financial from $227.00 to $241.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 21st. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Capital One Financial in a research report on Thursday, October 22nd. TD Cowen increased their price target on Capital One Financial from $242.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 21st. Finally, Bank of America dropped their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $234.00 to $231.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Twenty investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $256.77.

Capital One Financial Price Performance

Shares of COF stock opened at $204.88 on Friday. Capital One Financial Corporation has a 12 month low of $174.24 and a 12 month high of $259.64. The company has a market capitalization of $125.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.09, a P/E/G ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.04. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $204.67 and a two-hundred day moving average of $201.62. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October 20th. The financial services provider reported $6.69 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.25 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $5.95 earnings per share. Capital One Financial’s revenue was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts expect that Capital One Financial Corporation will post 21.53 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Company 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.