Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) Receives Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

Shares of Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) have received a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the nineteen analysts that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, twelve have assigned a buy recommendation and two have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $203.87.

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Several equities research analysts have weighed in on COF shares. Evercore ISI upgraded Capital One Financial from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $200.00 target price for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 12th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their target price on Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. Robert W. Baird upgraded Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $190.00 to $200.00 in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. Barclays upped their price objective on Capital One Financial from $219.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded Capital One Financial from a "moderate sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th.

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Capital One Financial Stock Performance

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Shares of Capital One Financial stock opened at $174.79 on Monday. The stock's fifty day moving average is $191.50 and its two-hundred day moving average is $176.54. The company has a market capitalization of $66.65 billion, a PE ratio of 15.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. Capital One Financial has a 52 week low of $128.23 and a 52 week high of $210.67.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.78 by $0.31. The company had revenue of $10.19 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.22 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 9.46%. Capital One Financial's quarterly revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.81 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Capital One Financial will post 15.65 earnings per share for the current year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

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The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th were given a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.37%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial's dividend payout ratio is currently 20.71%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,744,818 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $5,660,736,000 after purchasing an additional 234,863 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 0.5% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 16,506,861 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $2,471,572,000 after purchasing an additional 74,784 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 10,718,860 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,911,387,000 after purchasing an additional 331,595 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 0.7% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 9,694,297 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,451,527,000 after purchasing an additional 72,097 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 8,227,587 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,467,393,000 after purchasing an additional 207,427 shares during the period. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.

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