Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE:COF) had its target price lowered by Argus from $92.00 to $80.00 in a research report sent to investors on Wednesday, MarketBeat.com reports. The brokerage currently has a buy rating on the financial services provider’s stock.

Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE:COF) traded down 0.93% during trading on Wednesday, reaching $65.01. The company had a trading volume of 4,320,071 shares. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $68.07 and a 200-day moving average price of $75.95. Capital One Financial Corp. has a 52-week low of $58.49 and a 52-week high of $92.10. The company has a market capitalization of $34.51 billion and a PE ratio of 9.20.

Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE:COF) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, January 26th. The financial services provider reported $1.67 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $1.61 by $0.06. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.73 earnings per share. The firm earned $6.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.11 billion. The firm’s revenue was up 6.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Capital One Financial Corp. will post $7.72 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on COF. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an outperform rating and issued a $92.00 target price (down from $98.00) on shares of Capital One Financial Corp. in a research note on Tuesday, October 6th. Deutsche Bank reissued a buy rating on shares of Capital One Financial Corp. in a research note on Tuesday, October 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial Corp. from $91.00 to $80.00 in a research note on Thursday, October 8th. William Blair reissued a market perform rating on shares of Capital One Financial Corp. in a research note on Wednesday, October 21st. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial Corp. from $95.00 to $93.00 in a research note on Friday, October 23rd. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the company. Capital One Financial Corp. presently has an average rating of Hold and a consensus target price of $86.40.

In other news, insider Michael Slocum sold 2,930 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.86, for a total value of $236,919.80. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 37,573 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,038,152.78. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website.

Other large investors recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Trust Company of Virginia increased its stake in Capital One Financial Corp. by 11.8% in the fourth quarter. Trust Company of Virginia now owns 5,692 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $411,000 after buying an additional 600 shares during the last quarter. Detwiler Fenton Investment Management bought a new stake in Capital One Financial Corp. during the fourth quarter valued at $423,000. Union Bankshares increased its stake in Capital One Financial Corp. by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Union Bankshares now owns 5,278 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $381,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates increased its stake in Capital One Financial Corp. by 50.3% in the third quarter. Jennison Associates now owns 1,604,253 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $116,340,000 after buying an additional 537,211 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Gerstein Fisher increased its stake in Capital One Financial Corp. by 1.0% in the third quarter. Gerstein Fisher now owns 6,369 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $462,000 after buying an additional 62 shares during the last quarter.

Capital One Financial Corp is a diversified financial services holding company. The Company and its subsidiaries offer a range of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients through branches, the Internet and other distribution channels. In addition to bank lending, treasury management and depository services, the Company offers credit and debit card products, auto loans and mortgage banking in markets across the United States. The Company operates three primary business segments: Credit Card, Consumer Banking and Commercial Banking. The Company’s principal subsidiaries include the following: Capital One Bank (NYSE:COF), National Association (COBNA), which offers credit and debit card products, other lending products and deposit products, and Capital One, National Association (CONA), which offers a range of banking products and financial services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients.

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