Blueprint Investment Partners LLC Invests $204,000 in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

Blueprint Investment Partners LLC bought a new position in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 1,142 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $204,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Bfsg LLC bought a new position in shares of Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Capital One Financial Price Performance

NYSE COF opened at $174.79 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $66.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.47. Capital One Financial Co. has a 1 year low of $128.23 and a 1 year high of $210.67. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $191.50 and a 200 day simple moving average of $176.54.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.78 by $0.31. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 9.46%. The company had revenue of $10.19 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.22 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.81 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The business 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.37%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 20.71%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have commented on COF. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $219.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Bank of America upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $207.00 to $235.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Capital One Financial from $162.00 to $186.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $203.87.

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.