Mather Group LLC. Invests $126,000 in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Mather Group LLC. bought a new position in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 843 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $126,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. RVW Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Capital One Financial in the first quarter worth $209,000. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Capital One Financial by 36.8% in the first quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 482,791 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $71,883,000 after acquiring an additional 129,925 shares during the period. CWM LLC lifted its stake in Capital One Financial by 12.9% in the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 7,188 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,070,000 after acquiring an additional 819 shares during the period. Adirondack Trust Co. lifted its stake in Capital One Financial by 270.0% in the fourth quarter. Adirondack Trust Co. now owns 333 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 243 shares during the period. Finally, HighPoint Advisor Group LLC purchased a new stake in Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter worth $933,000. Institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

COF has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. BTIG Research initiated coverage on Capital One Financial in a research note on Friday, June 7th. They issued a “neutral” rating for the company. Evercore ISI raised their price target on Capital One Financial from $142.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 28th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $159.00 price objective on shares of Capital One Financial in a research report on Wednesday, March 27th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective 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, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Capital One Financial from $134.00 to $152.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 3rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have assigned a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $141.25.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Celia Karam sold 16,913 shares of Capital One Financial stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.88, for a total value of $2,416,529.44. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 47,081 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,726,933.28. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. In other Capital One Financial news, insider Celia Karam sold 16,913 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.88, for a total transaction of $2,416,529.44. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 47,081 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,726,933.28. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Timothy P. Golden sold 8,656 shares of the business’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 sale, the insider now owns 10,246 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,475,833.84. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Capital One Financial Price Performance

COF opened at $138.13 on Friday. Capital One Financial Co. has a 1 year low of $88.23 and a 1 year high of $149.94. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $140.16 and a 200-day moving average price of $136.14. The firm has a market cap of $52.52 billion, a PE ratio of 10.82, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.00.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 25th. The financial services provider reported $3.21 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.25 by ($0.04). Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.74% and a net margin of 10.19%. The business had revenue of $9.40 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.35 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.31 earnings per share. Capital One Financial’s quarterly revenue was up 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts predict that Capital One Financial Co. will post 13.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 24th. Investors of record on Monday, May 13th were issued a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 10th. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.74%. Capital One Financial’s payout ratio is 18.79%.

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.