Recent Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Capital One Financial (COF)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Capital One Financial (NYSE: COF) in the last few weeks:

• 1/22/2025 – Capital One Financial had its price target raised by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from $190.00 to $200.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 1/22/2025 – Capital One Financial had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $219.00 to $220.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/14/2025 – Capital One Financial was upgraded by analysts at Hsbc Global Res from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 1/14/2025 – Capital One Financial was upgraded by analysts at HSBC Holdings plc from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $176.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/13/2025 – Capital One Financial was upgraded by analysts at UBS Group AG from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $235.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $168.00.
• 1/7/2025 – Capital One Financial is now covered by analysts at Truist Financial Co.. They set a “buy” rating and a $229.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/6/2025 – Capital One Financial was upgraded by analysts at Barclays PLC from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating. They now have a $219.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $158.00.
• 1/3/2025 – Capital One Financial had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $185.00 to $210.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 12/9/2024 – Capital One Financial had its price target raised by analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $185.00 to $232.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 12/9/2024 – Capital One Financial had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $162.00 to $186.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 12/9/2024 – Capital One Financial was downgraded by analysts at Bank of America Co. from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $200.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $203.00.

Capital One Financial Price Performance

Shares of Capital One Financial stock traded up $3.21 during trading on Thursday, reaching $204.14. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 5,092,043 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,616,848. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $184.29 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $161.66. Capital One Financial Co. has a one year low of $128.23 and a one year high of $207.24. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $77.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.46.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.78 by $0.31. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.50% and a net margin of 9.46%. The business had revenue of $10.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10,220,675.12 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.81 EPS. Capital One Financial’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.22 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 22nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 14th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.18%. Capital One Financial’s payout ratio is presently 20.71%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Kara West sold 721 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $184.73, for a total transaction of $133,190.33. Following the sale, the insider now owns 12,929 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,388,374.17. This represents a 5.28 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Mark Daniel Mouadeb sold 1,994 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.37, for a total value of $323,765.78. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 19,776 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,211,029.12. This represents a 9.16 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 13,256 shares of company stock valued at $2,462,487 in the last three months. Insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Capital One Financial

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 0.5% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 16,506,861 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,471,572,000 after buying an additional 74,784 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its stake in Capital One Financial by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 10,387,265 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,649,488,000 after purchasing an additional 280,462 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 0.7% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 9,694,297 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,451,527,000 after purchasing an additional 72,097 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 8,020,160 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,198,664,000 after purchasing an additional 159,616 shares during the period. Finally, FMR LLC increased its holdings in Capital One Financial by 21.4% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 6,640,951 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $994,350,000 after purchasing an additional 1,169,395 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

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.