Everpar Advisors LLC Acquires Shares of 7,205 Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Everpar Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 7,205 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $945,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist LLC grew its holdings in Capital One Financial by 1,658.3% in the 4th quarter. Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist LLC now owns 211 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 199 shares in the last quarter. Bartlett & Co. LLC lifted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 726.7% during the 4th quarter. Bartlett & Co. LLC now owns 248 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 218 shares during the period. Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 109.4% during the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 266 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 139 shares during the period. Venturi Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 66.5% during the 3rd quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 393 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 157 shares during the period. Finally, MV Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 43.9% during the 4th quarter. MV Capital Management Inc. now owns 344 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the period. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

COF has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on Capital One Financial from $124.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 29th. Citigroup increased their target price on Capital One Financial from $152.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 23rd. Evercore ISI increased their target price on Capital One Financial from $142.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 28th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Capital One Financial from $160.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 10th. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their target price on Capital One Financial from $126.00 to $142.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 23rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Capital One Financial presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $138.50.

Capital One Financial Price Performance

Shares of COF traded up $0.31 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $142.87. 1,269,019 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,648,839. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $141.46 and its 200-day simple moving average is $128.71. The stock has a market cap of $54.32 billion, a PE ratio of 11.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.46. Capital One Financial Co. has a 12 month low of $85.22 and a 12 month high of $149.94. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 25th. The financial services provider reported $3.21 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.25 by ($0.04). Capital One Financial had a net margin of 10.19% and a return on equity of 9.74%. The company had revenue of $9.40 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.35 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.31 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts expect that Capital One Financial Co. will post 13.7 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 24th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 13th will be given a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.68%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 10th. Capital One Financial’s payout ratio is 18.79%.

Insider Activity at Capital One Financial

In other Capital One Financial news, insider Timothy P. Golden sold 8,656 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $144.04, for a total value of $1,246,810.24. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 10,246 shares in the company, valued at $1,475,833.84. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 1.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Capital One Financial 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.