Gargoyle Investment Advisor Boosted Ford Mtr Co Del (F) Position by $326,678; Capital One Finl (COF) Market Valuation Declined While Edgemoor Investment Advisors Has Decreased Position by $429,020

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Gargoyle Investment Advisor Llc increased its stake in Ford Mtr Co Del (F) by 19.12% based on its latest 2018Q1 regulatory filing with the SEC. Gargoyle Investment Advisor Llc bought 29,698 shares as the company’s stock rose 5.69% while stock markets declined. The institutional investor held 185,046 shares of the auto manufacturing company at the end of 2018Q1, valued at $2.05 million, up from 155,348 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Gargoyle Investment Advisor Llc who had been investing in Ford Mtr Co Del for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $44.89 billion market cap company. The stock decreased 0.13% or $0.01 during the last trading session, reaching $11.27. About 6.08M shares traded. Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) has risen 7.18% since June 29, 2017 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 5.39% the S&P500. Some Historical F News: 26/03/2018 – Ford’s Lincoln Looks to SUVs for Salvation as Car Models Stall; 10/05/2018 – Fitch Expects to Rate Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2018-A; Issues Presale; 19/03/2018 – Desktop Metal Closes $65 Million in New Financing Led by Ford, Bringing Total Investment to Date to $277 Million; 23/03/2018 – Archinect: Detroit’s abandoned Michigan Central Station may soon be bought and redeveloped by Ford; 17/05/2018 – REFILE-EXCLUSIVE-Toyota plans to roll into China’s EV market in GAC Motor vehicle; 21/03/2018 – Quorum Announces the Successful Installation of the First Ford Dealership in the US to use the XSELLERATOR DMS; 10/05/2018 – FORD SHOULD LARGELY RECOVER FROM SUPPLIER DISRUPTION: MOODY’S; 16/05/2018 – FORD REAFFIRMS FORECAST FOR YR ADJ EPS; 12/03/2018 – Ottawa Citizen: Patrick Brown likely out as candidate under Doug Ford, Ontario PC; 09/05/2018 – Ford Motor Company to Provide Update on Response to Meridian Magnesium Products of America Fire, Parts Issue

Edgemoor Investment Advisors Inc decreased its stake in Capital One Finl Corp (COF) by 2.62% based on its latest 2018Q1 regulatory filing with the SEC. Edgemoor Investment Advisors Inc sold 4,516 shares as the company’s stock declined 5.90% with the market. The institutional investor held 167,874 shares of the major banks company at the end of 2018Q1, valued at $16.09M, down from 172,390 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Edgemoor Investment Advisors Inc who had been investing in Capital One Finl Corp for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $45.47B market cap company. The stock increased 1.10% or $1.02 during the last trading session, reaching $93.47. About 369,467 shares traded. Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) has risen 19.24% since June 29, 2017 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 6.67% the S&P500. Some Historical COF News: 21/03/2018 – Fauna Inc. Grows Its Financial Services Reach with Strategic Investment from Capital One Growth Ventures; 24/04/2018 – CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP – COMMON EQUITY TIER 1 CAPITAL RATIO UNDER BASEL lll STANDARDIZED APPROACH OF 10.5 PERCENT AT MARCH 31, 2018; 20/04/2018 – TALLGRASS ENERGY PARTNERS LP TEP.N : CAPITAL ONE SECURITIES CUTS TO EQUALWEIGHT FROM OVERWEIGHT; 24/04/2018 – CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP QTRLY NET INTEREST INCOME OF $5,718 MLN VS $ 5,474 MLN; 16/04/2018 – FITBIT INC – FITBIT PAY ADDS CHASE TO EXISTING BANK AND CARD ISSUERS AMERICAN EXPRESS, BANK OF AMERICA, CAPITAL ONE, U.S. BANK AND WELLS FARGO IN U.S; 03/05/2018 – Capital One Announces Quarterly Dividend; 24/04/2018 – Capital One 1Q-End Total Deposits $250.8 Billion; 19/04/2018 – DJ Capital One Financial Corporation, Inst Holders, 1Q 2018 (COF); 09/03/2018 – CAPITAL ONE’S RESUBMITTED CAPITAL PLAN APPROVED BY FED; 26/04/2018 – Fitch: Capital One’s Solid 1Q18 Results Aided by Moderating Asset Quality and Tax Reform

Among 36 analysts covering Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE:COF), 21 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 14 Hold. Therefore 58% are positive. Capital One Financial Corp. had 125 analyst reports since July 24, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The stock has “Equal-Weight” rating by Morgan Stanley on Monday, April 30. The stock has “Sell” rating by Wedbush on Friday, July 21. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Tuesday, March 27 by UBS. The stock of Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) has “Outperform” rating given on Tuesday, October 6 by Oppenheimer. The stock of Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) has “Outperform” rating given on Thursday, January 14 by RBC Capital Markets. The stock has “Buy” rating by Compass Point on Friday, December 22. The stock has “Buy” rating by CLSA on Monday, July 27. On Friday, February 17 the stock rating was upgraded by Goldman Sachs to “Buy”. Robert W. Baird maintained the stock with “Hold” rating in Friday, November 10 report. Credit Agricole upgraded the shares of COF in report on Monday, July 27 to “Buy” rating.

Investors sentiment decreased to 1.01 in 2018 Q1. Its down 0.02, from 1.03 in 2017Q4. It is negative, as 43 investors sold COF shares while 260 reduced holdings. 75 funds opened positions while 230 raised stakes. 418.02 million shares or 2.87% more from 406.36 million shares in 2017Q4 were reported. Cypress Limited Liability Company (Wy) has invested 0.02% of its portfolio in Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF). Creative Planning holds 0.01% or 17,404 shares in its portfolio. Parnassus Investments Ca holds 0.27% or 700,000 shares in its portfolio. Comerica Bancorporation owns 0.09% invested in Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) for 123,871 shares. Alps Advsrs Incorporated invested in 8,900 shares. Virginia Retirement Sys Et Al reported 0.44% stake. Ajo Limited Partnership has invested 0.01% of its portfolio in Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF). Sg Americas Securities Ltd Limited Liability Company holds 49,988 shares or 0.04% of its portfolio. Mitsubishi Ufj Securities Limited reported 360 shares. Nelson Van Denburg And Campbell Wealth Group Inc Limited Liability owns 11 shares. Andra Ap holds 0.25% or 100,500 shares in its portfolio. Edgemoor Advsrs Inc invested 2.14% of its portfolio in Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF). Goldman Sachs holds 0.09% of its portfolio in Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) for 3.67M shares. Cypress Cap Limited has 0.16% invested in Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF). Nbt Retail Bank N A invested 0.03% of its portfolio in Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF).

Since January 2, 2018, it had 0 insider buys, and 20 insider sales for $97.54 million activity. 5,607 Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) shares with value of $548,028 were sold by Santos Kleber. On Tuesday, May 15 the insider Borgmann Kevin S. sold $461,700. HACKETT ANN F sold 6,361 shares worth $648,822. On Wednesday, April 25 the insider FAIRBANK RICHARD D sold $22.59M. Slocum Michael also sold $2.92 million worth of Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) on Friday, January 12. $7.13M worth of Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) was sold by FINNERAN JOHN G JR on Monday, January 29.

More important recent Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) news were published by: Seekingalpha.com which released: “Federal Reserve objects to Deutsche Bank USA’s capital return plan” on June 28, 2018, also Bizjournals.com published article titled: “San Francisco fintech LendUp adds star power to boardroom”, Bizjournals.com published: “Lou Mastrianni joins Capital One from JP Morgan” on June 19, 2018. More interesting news about Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) was released by: Seekingalpha.com and their article: “More bank capital returns: Capital One, Discover, Santander Consumer, State Street” with publication date: June 28, 2018.

Edgemoor Investment Advisors Inc, which manages about $707.10 million and $751.21 million US Long portfolio, upped its stake in Lamar Advertising Co New (NASDAQ:LAMR) by 6,855 shares to 104,068 shares, valued at $6.63M in 2018Q1, according to the filing. It also increased its holding in Ishares Tr (AGG) by 17,496 shares in the quarter, for a total of 79,165 shares, and has risen its stake in Berkshire Hathaway Inc Del (BRKB).

Analysts await Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) to report earnings on July, 19. They expect $2.49 earnings per share, up 27.04% or $0.53 from last year’s $1.96 per share. COF’s profit will be $1.21B for 9.38 P/E if the $2.49 EPS becomes a reality. After $2.65 actual earnings per share reported by Capital One Financial Corporation for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -6.04% negative EPS growth.

Among 29 analysts covering F&M Bank (NYSE:F), 11 have Buy rating, 2 Sell and 16 Hold. Therefore 38% are positive. F&M Bank had 68 analyst reports since August 7, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The rating was initiated by Berenberg with “Sell” on Tuesday, November 22. As per Friday, January 19, the company rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets. The rating was maintained by Morgan Stanley with “Underweight” on Tuesday, October 31. The stock of Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) has “Overweight” rating given on Friday, March 24 by Piper Jaffray. The rating was initiated by Jefferies with “Underperform” on Tuesday, August 9. The company was downgraded on Friday, October 13 by Barclays Capital. Jefferies maintained the stock with “Hold” rating in Monday, August 7 report. The firm earned “Hold” rating on Friday, September 8 by Jefferies. Buckingham Research upgraded the stock to “Buy” rating in Thursday, October 15 report. On Monday, October 30 the stock rating was maintained by Jefferies with “Hold”.

Investors sentiment increased to 1.03 in 2018 Q1. Its up 0.03, from 1 in 2017Q4. It is positive, as 69 investors sold F shares while 313 reduced holdings. 107 funds opened positions while 287 raised stakes. 1.94 billion shares or 1.32% less from 1.96 billion shares in 2017Q4 were reported. Wellington Shields Capital Mngmt Ltd holds 0.14% in Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) or 81,420 shares. Brown Advisory Secs Limited Co has 55,853 shares for 0.12% of their portfolio. Bnp Paribas Asset Management Holdg Sa owns 0.01% invested in Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) for 93,744 shares. Parsons Cap Mgmt Ri holds 38,535 shares or 0.05% of its portfolio. Hourglass Capital Limited Co holds 0.92% of its portfolio in Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) for 363,220 shares. 2,819 are held by First Finance In. Howe & Rusling Inc reported 1,180 shares or 0% of all its holdings. Steinberg Asset Management holds 0.66% or 403,385 shares. Ibm Retirement Fund invested 0.18% of its portfolio in Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F). Leuthold Grp Inc Llc reported 490,476 shares. Moreover, Exane Derivatives has 0% invested in Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) for 55,191 shares. Arete Wealth Advsrs accumulated 59,229 shares or 0.22% of the stock. Brandywine Glob Management Ltd Llc has invested 0.26% of its portfolio in Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F). Hilltop Holdings, a Texas-based fund reported 10,085 shares. Laurion Cap Management Lp holds 0% of its portfolio in Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) for 22,000 shares.

Gargoyle Investment Advisor Llc, which manages about $353.70 million and $243.54M US Long portfolio, decreased its stake in Textron Inc (NYSE:TXT) by 31,141 shares to 33,742 shares, valued at $1.99 million in 2018Q1, according to the filing. It also reduced its holding in Foot Locker Inc (NYSE:FL) by 8,800 shares in the quarter, leaving it with 7,028 shares, and cut its stake in Hill Rom Hldgs Inc (NYSE:HRC).

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