Fidelis Capital Partners LLC Invests $243,000 in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Fidelis Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund acquired 1,852 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $243,000.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Xponance Inc. lifted its position in Capital One Financial by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 49,894 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $6,542,000 after acquiring an additional 1,698 shares during the last quarter. Tilt Investment Management Holdings PBC purchased a new stake in Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at $202,000. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. purchased a new stake in Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at $237,000. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt lifted its position in Capital One Financial by 50.3% in the fourth quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt now owns 822 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $108,000 after acquiring an additional 275 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aspen Wealth Strategies LLC lifted its position in Capital One Financial by 55.1% in the fourth quarter. Aspen Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 5,154 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $676,000 after acquiring an additional 1,830 shares during the last quarter. 89.84% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

COF has been the subject of a number of research reports. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $114.00 to $154.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 2nd. Robert W. Baird cut shares of Capital One Financial from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $150.00 to $145.00 in a research report on Monday, January 8th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $152.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 23rd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $159.00 price objective on shares of Capital One Financial in a research note on Wednesday, March 27th. Finally, Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $142.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 28th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $137.05.

Capital One Financial Trading Up 0.9 %

Shares of Capital One Financial stock opened at $142.91 on Friday. Capital One Financial Co. has a 52-week low of $83.93 and a 52-week high of $149.27. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $139.34 and its 200-day simple moving average is $124.28. The firm has a market cap of $54.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.48.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 25th. The financial services provider reported $2.24 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.50 by ($0.26). The company had revenue of $9.51 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.45 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.24% and a net margin of 9.88%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Capital One Financial Co. will post 13.84 earnings per share for the current year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 23rd. Investors of record on Monday, February 12th were issued 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 was Friday, February 9th. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio is currently 20.08%.

About Capital One Financial

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.