Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Insider Michael Zamsky Sells 10,541 Shares

Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) insider Michael Zamsky sold 10,541 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $190.26, for a total transaction of $2,005,530.66. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 26,482 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,038,465.32. The trade was a 28.47 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.

Capital One Financial Price Performance

NYSE COF opened at $185.12 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $156.81 and a 200 day simple moving average of $146.06. Capital One Financial Co. has a twelve month low of $104.21 and a twelve month high of $198.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $70.62 billion, a PE ratio of 17.40, a P/E/G ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.00.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The financial services provider reported $4.51 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.70 by $0.81. The company had revenue of $10 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.88 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.00% and a net margin of 8.80%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $4.45 earnings per share. Research analysts anticipate that Capital One Financial Co. will post 13.46 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 22nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 14th will be given a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 14th. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.30%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio is 22.66%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in Capital One Financial by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 146,769 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $21,976,000 after acquiring an additional 7,331 shares in the last quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Capital One Financial in the third quarter valued at $1,649,000. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. lifted its position in Capital One Financial by 21.4% in the first quarter. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. now owns 27,493 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $4,093,000 after purchasing an additional 4,840 shares during the period. Twin Tree Management LP boosted its stake in Capital One Financial by 5.6% during the first quarter. Twin Tree Management LP now owns 68,504 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $10,200,000 after buying an additional 3,609 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Capital One Financial in the 2nd quarter valued at $511,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on COF shares. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $154.00 to $158.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Capital One Financial from $156.00 to $157.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, October 7th. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on Capital One Financial from $163.00 to $184.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Citigroup began coverage on shares of Capital One Financial in a research report on Friday, September 20th. They set a “buy” rating and a $190.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $158.00 to $161.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 24th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $156.35.

Capital One Financial Company Profile

Capital One Financial Corporation operates as the financial services holding company for the Capital One, National Association, which engages in the provision of various financial products and services in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. It operates through three segments: Credit Card, Consumer Banking, and Commercial Banking.