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

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Capital One Financial (NYSE: COF):

• 10/3/2025 – Capital One Financial had its price target lowered by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $276.00 to $266.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/2/2025 – Capital One Financial had its price target raised by analysts at Robert W. Baird from $240.00 to $245.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/2/2025 – Capital One Financial had its price target raised by analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from $215.00 to $224.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 9/30/2025 – Capital One Financial had its price target raised by analysts at Evercore ISI from $240.00 to $255.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 9/29/2025 – Capital One Financial had its price target raised by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $261.00 to $267.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 9/27/2025 – Capital One Financial had its “hold (c-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 9/26/2025 – Capital One Financial was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 9/12/2025 – Capital One Financial had its price target raised by analysts at Truist Financial Corporation from $260.00 to $270.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/9/2025 – Capital One Financial was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, August 15th were paid a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 15th. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio is currently 123.08%.

Insider Transactions at Capital One Financial

In other news, CAO Timothy P. Golden sold 3,462 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.28, for a total value of $727,989.36. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 8,987 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,889,786.36. This trade represents a 27.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, General Counsel Matthew W. Cooper sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $211.99, for a total transaction of $423,980.00. Following the transaction, the general counsel owned 98,486 shares in the company, valued at $20,878,047.14. The trade was a 1.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 23,298 shares of company stock worth $5,103,824. Company insiders own 1.26% 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.