Zacks Research Issues Positive Forecast for COF Earnings

Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) – Research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Capital One Financial in a note issued to investors on Thursday, April 10th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $3.51 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $3.47. The consensus estimate for Capital One Financial’s current full-year earnings is $15.65 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Capital One Financial’s Q1 2026 earnings at $4.23 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.46 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.59 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $17.60 EPS.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 firm had revenue of $10.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.22 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.81 earnings per share. Capital One Financial’s revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on COF. Bank of America raised Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $207.00 to $235.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. Baird R W raised shares of Capital One Financial from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. Robert W. Baird raised shares of Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $190.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. BTIG Research upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $208.00 target price for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. Finally, Citigroup decreased their price target on Capital One Financial from $245.00 to $230.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 24th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Capital One Financial presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $206.73.

Capital One Financial Stock Down 0.7 %

COF stock opened at $161.00 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $61.42 billion, a PE ratio of 13.89, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.24. Capital One Financial has a one year low of $128.23 and a one year high of $210.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.98. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $182.18 and its 200-day moving average price is $179.34.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.49%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio is currently 20.71%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Capital One Financial

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,744,818 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $5,660,736,000 after purchasing an additional 234,863 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 10,718,860 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,911,387,000 after acquiring an additional 331,595 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 8,227,587 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,467,393,000 after acquiring an additional 207,427 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC increased its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 21.6% in the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 8,077,886 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,440,449,000 after acquiring an additional 1,436,935 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp raised its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 21.8% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 4,433,401 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $790,564,000 after acquiring an additional 793,765 shares in the last quarter. 89.84% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Capital One Financial

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.