Zacks Research Issues Negative Outlook for COF Earnings

Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Capital One Financial in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $3.47 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $3.59. The consensus estimate for Capital One Financial’s current full-year earnings is $15.41 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Capital One Financial’s Q2 2025 earnings at $3.28 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.47 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $14.52 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.45 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.57 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $4.32 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $17.55 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on COF. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on Capital One Financial from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on Capital One Financial from $229.00 to $257.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 27th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $182.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. Finally, Bank of America lowered shares of Capital One Financial from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $203.00 to $200.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $196.31.

Capital One Financial Stock Up 0.4 %

COF opened at $197.33 on Friday. Capital One Financial has a twelve month low of $128.23 and a twelve month high of $208.63. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $188.99 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $167.78. The stock has a market cap of $75.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.03, a PEG ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74.

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 for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.78 by $0.31. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 9.46% and a return on equity of 9.45%. The company had revenue of $10.19 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.22 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.81 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be given a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.22%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.71%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. grew its stake in Capital One Financial by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 146,769 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $21,976,000 after buying an additional 7,331 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its position in Capital One Financial by 4.3% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 430,654 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $64,482,000 after acquiring an additional 17,825 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd increased its stake in Capital One Financial by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 46,174 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $8,234,000 after acquiring an additional 2,006 shares during the last quarter. Catalina Capital Group LLC raised its position in Capital One Financial by 8.1% during the third quarter. Catalina Capital Group LLC now owns 1,609 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $241,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CWA Asset Management Group LLC purchased a new stake in Capital One Financial during the third quarter valued at about $1,649,000. 89.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.