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  • Cash or Credit? Why Not Both? Part II

    By Victor Selva - June 18, 2013 | Tickers: COF, DFS

    Just in case you didn’t like the more traditional credit cards that I recommended in the first part of this article, here are some other, less well-known, credit card companies that offer compelling investment opportunities, returning cash to stockholders over the years. These are Fleetcor Technologies (NYSE: FLT), Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) and Capital One (NYSE: COF).

    Although some of them offer other services and products besides credit more »

  • What Does Billionaire Ken Griffin’s Citadel See In This Credit Card Company?

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - June 14, 2013 | Tickers: AXP, COF, DFS, MA, V

    We track quarterly 13F filings from hundreds of hedge funds, including billionaire Ken Griffin’s Citadel Investment Group (see Griffin's stock picks). Even with the inherent delay in 13Fs (the most recent batch reports long equity positions as of the end of March), we think that there are still a couple ways to make use of the information. We’ve found that the most popular small cap stocks among more »

  • The Great Unanswered Question at This Bank

    By Chad Henage - June 11, 2013 | Tickers: BBT, COF, MTB, PNC

    If investors could take every earnings report at face value, picking stocks would be a lot easier. However, there are unending ways for companies to define, compare, and revise their numbers to make them look better. The other day I saw an earnings report with words like, excluding, adjusted, and corrected, and they were all used in conjunction to adjust a number. While not as egregious as “excluding, corrected, and more »

  • What’s in Your Portfolio?

    By Chad Henage - June 11, 2013 | Tickers: AXP, BAC, COF, DFS, JPM | Editor's Choice

    I know what you are thinking, and believe me, I find it hard to believe as well. However, I’ve been following many banks for a while, and I believe there is an argument to be made that Capital One (NYSE: COF) has the potential to be one of the best investments of the bunch. The fact that I didn’t really start following Capital One until last year might more »

  • Legg Mason's Latest Shakeups

    By Marshall Hargrave - May 27, 2013 | Tickers: AFL, AAPL, COF, JPM, TGT

    Legg Mason Capital is a publicly traded mutual fund, overseeing some $3.8 billion. The fund was founded by Ernie Kiehne and Bill Miller in the early 80s. Outlined below are some of the key takeaways and interesting moves that caught my attention in Legg Mason's recent SEC filing that revealed its public-equity holdings (see Legg's portfolio here).

    Dumping the duck

    Legg Mason sold off its entire stake more »

  • Why This Financial Company Offers Good Upside

    By Lee Samaha - May 22, 2013 | Tickers: COF, DFS, GS, WFC

    Textbooks will tell you that economies work in concert with some kind of ideal and consistent. Unfortunately, it never quite works out like that. In the financial sector in particular we have seen some unusual developments in recent years.

    On a historical basis the sector looks cheap, with many of the leading companies trading at below book value; however, we are living in uncertain times and the credit cycle is more »

  • What I Bought and Sold This Quarter

    By Lee Samaha - May 15, 2013 | Tickers: COF, CHKP, FAST, INTC, PPG

    I would rather forget last month. After nine months of gains, I hit a nasty double digit loss. In truth, this sort of thing was inevitable and the preceding months were as much a part of the process as last month was. The previous month’s write-up and links to others can be found here. I do this stuff because I happen to believe that anyone writing about investment should more »

  • Why You Should Keep an Eye on This Hedge Fund's Holdings

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - May 14, 2013 | Tickers: AIG, AAPL, COF, LYB, URI

    According to its latest 13-F filling with the SEC, Castlerock Asset Management, run by Paul Tanico, has more than 50% of its 13F-attributable assets in basic materials and services stocks. Interestingly, only one of the top five stocks in the equity portfolio falls into this category. But one thing that is consistent with the investing strategy of Castlerock is to invest only in companies with a market cap of more more »

  • Insiders Are Crazy About This Financial Stock

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - May 8, 2013 | Tickers: AXP, COF, DFS, MA, V

    Recent filings with the SEC show that two members of Capital One Financial's (NYSE: COF) board of directors each bought about 2,000 shares of the stock on April 26 at prices of about $57 per share. We track insider purchases because studies show that buying by insiders is at least something of a bullish signal. When multiple insiders are buying, the average effect becomes stronger (read our analysis more »

  • Consider These Financial Giants for Your Portfolio

    By Nauman Aly - May 6, 2013 | Tickers: COF, C, HBC, ING

    While some consumers may be shying away from credit, others are continuing to see the benefits, and that's keeping revenue and profits high for large payment processing companies like Capital One Financial (NYSE: COF). This entity, that operates as a bank holding company for the Capital One Bank, is focused on three primary segments -- credit cards, consumer banking, and commercial banking -- and is the sixth largest U.S. bank more »

  • The Future of the Bank Branch in an Increasingly Digital World

    By Jay Jenkins - April 26, 2013 | Tickers: COF, JPM, WFC

    The world has gone mobile. iPads, smart phones, 3G and 4G wireless, and a thousand other technologies are shrinking the world, making it possible to unchain ourselves from our office and our home.

    Mary Meeker of Kleiner Perkins publishes her annual "Internet Trends" slide presentation each year to much anticipation, largely because it paints such a compelling picture of the future of the internet -- dynamic, robust, and mobile that enhances more »

  • The Fastest Growing Bank Isn't A Bank After All

    By Chad Henage - April 19, 2013 | Tickers: BBT, COF, SCHW, ETFC, AMTD | Editor's Choice

    Having worked for a bank for over 10 years, I follow quite a few financial stocks. There were two things that my years in banking taught me. First, change is constant. Second, you need to get to know your client, because if you don't, your competition will take them away. Bankers need to learn a new rule as well, competition doesn't just come in the form of a more »

  • The Fastest Growing Bank Isn't A Bank After All

    By Chad Henage - April 17, 2013 | Tickers: BBT, COF, SCHW, ETFC, AMTD

    Having worked for a bank for over 10 years, I follow quite a few financial stocks. There were two things that my years in banking taught me. First, change is constant. Second, you need to get to know your client, because if you don't, your competition will take them away. Bankers need to learn a new rule as well, competition doesn't just come in the form of a more »

  • 2 Credit Card Stocks Worth Checking Out

    By Damian Illia - April 16, 2013 | Tickers: COF, DFS

    As the US economy recovers, mainly thanks to the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing program, some sectors of the economy have great opportunities ahead. One industry that can benefit from an improvement in the economy is the credit card business.  The reason is straightforward: Household purchases account for 70% of the US economy. I am going to evaluate two banks/financial services companies that are in the credit card business more »

  • Five Financial Stocks You Should Start Thinking About

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - April 11, 2013 | Tickers: AIG, COF, DFS, JPM, RF

    When we at Insider Monkey look at stocks, we primarily do so from a value perspective. We do keep concepts like market sentiment and branding in mind, but we mostly use those factors to mentally adjust how appropriate the relative value of a stock is. Value analysis focuses on stocks trading at a low level relative to their trailing earnings (using trailing earnings as a neutral to conservative estimate of more »

  • A Guide to US Credit Card Investments

    By Damian Illia - April 8, 2013 | Tickers: COF, C, DFS, MA, V

    As the US economy is recovering, mainly due to the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing program, some sectors of the economy have great opportunities ahead. One industry that can benefit from an improvement in the economy is the credit card business. Why? Consumer spending rose in February by the most in five months. Household purchases account for 70% of the US economy. So I am going to evaluate two banks more »

  • Five Financial Stocks You Should Start Thinking About

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - April 3, 2013 | Tickers: AIG, COF, DFS, JPM, RF

    When we look at stocks, we primarily do so from a value perspective. We do keep concepts like market sentiment and branding in mind, but we mostly use those factors to mentally adjust how appropriate the relative value of a stock is. Value analysis focuses on stocks which are trading at a low level relative to their trailing earnings (using trailing earnings as a neutral to conservative estimate of future more »

  • Billionaire Andreas Halvorsen’s High Upside Potential Stocks

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - April 2, 2013 | Tickers: COF, C, HUM, SNDK, SLB

    We track 13F filings from hedge funds and other notable investors for a variety of purposes. First, it helps us in our work researching investment strategies. Second, we can treat ownership by a particular hedge fund similarly to a stock screen (as a source of free investment ideas) and combine ownership with other criteria, including a low PEG ratio (a low PEG ratio is an indicator of upside potential in more »

  • Forget the Stress Test When Buying Banks

    By Bob Chandler - March 24, 2013 | Tickers: COF, JPM, RF

    The Federal Reserve recently released the results of its annual stress test, officially known as the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR). The CCAR assesses the adequacy of a bank’s capital, generally the amount of equity and long-term borrowing available to absorb bank losses. The idea is that strong capital levels help ensure that banks have the ability to meet their financial obligations in times of economic difficulty. But more »

  • With Most Financials Skyrocketing, Here's One That's Still Worth A Look

    By Matthew Frankel - March 19, 2013 | Tickers: AXP, BAC, COF, DFS, JPM

    Capital One Financial (NYSE: COF) is well-known as one of the leading credit-card issuers in the world, and for good reason. I carry three credit cards in my wallet, all of which have become Capital One cards as a result of their acquisitions of ING and HBSC over the past year or so. So much for variety…

    However, what a lot of investors don’t seem to realize is that more »

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