Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) Price Target Cut to $265.00 by Analysts at Evercore ISI

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) had its target price trimmed by Evercore ISI from $290.00 to $265.00 in a report released on Tuesday morning,MarketScreener reports. The firm currently has an outperform rating on the financial services provider’s stock.

COF has been the topic of several other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Capital One Financial from $265.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on Capital One Financial from $265.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, January 10th. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $245.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Wolfe Research dropped their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $294.00 to $280.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $274.70.

Capital One Financial Stock Down 1.3%

NYSE:COF opened at $217.23 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44. Capital One Financial has a twelve month low of $143.22 and a twelve month high of $259.64. The company has a market cap of $138.10 billion, a PE ratio of 73.39, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.13. The company’s 50 day moving average is $233.94 and its two-hundred day moving average is $223.38.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 22nd. The financial services provider reported $3.86 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.14 by ($0.28). Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 10.68% and a net margin of 3.54%.The company had revenue of $15.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.49 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.67 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 53.3% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts anticipate that Capital One Financial will post 15.65 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 1st. Investors of record on Monday, November 17th were paid a $0.80 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 17th. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. This is an increase from Capital One Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 108.11%.

Insider Activity at Capital One Financial

In other news, insider Ravi Raghu sold 13,450 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.00, for a total transaction of $3,362,500.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 30,337 shares in the company, valued at $7,584,250. This trade represents a 30.72% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Frank G. LapradeIii sold 17,840 shares of Capital One Financial stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.03, for a total value of $3,961,015.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 48,315 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,727,379.45. This represents a 26.97% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 195,409 shares of company stock valued at $43,756,821 in the last quarter. 1.26% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Capital One Financial

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Capital One Financial by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 56,537,167 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $12,018,671,000 after acquiring an additional 156,254 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 63.4% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 27,780,128 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $5,910,500,000 after purchasing an additional 10,776,843 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 64.1% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 14,008,841 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,970,628,000 after purchasing an additional 5,474,328 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 12.8% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 11,838,304 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,516,587,000 after purchasing an additional 1,339,215 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors raised its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 8,426,060 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,791,264,000 after purchasing an additional 302,733 shares during the last quarter. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Capital One Financial News

Here are the key news stories impacting Capital One Financial this week:

• Positive Sentiment: KBW reiterated a Buy on COF, highlighting strong credit discipline and underappreciated earnings power—supportive for longer‑term upside. KBW Buy Rating
• Positive Sentiment: Several bullish pieces (Seeking Alpha) frame recent weakness as a buying opportunity and emphasize Capital One’s growth profile—these help support demand from value/seeking‑income investors. Buying Opportunity Article
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks highlights the company’s card business as a durable growth engine (post‑Discover deal revenue surge), reinforcing the longer‑term growth thesis even if near‑term valuation is rich. Zacks Card Business Note
• Neutral Sentiment: Evercore trimmed its price target from $290 to $265 but kept an Outperform rating—still constructive but the PT cut reduces upside expectations versus prior forecasts. Evercore PT Adjustment
• Neutral Sentiment: A press item from Dev Accelerator references a commercial property named “Capital One” in India; this appears unrelated to Capital One Financial’s operations and is unlikely to affect fundamentals. Dev Accelerator Release
• Negative Sentiment: Pomerantz LLP launched an investor investigation into Capital One—heightened litigation risk can increase uncertainty, legal costs and investor caution. Pomerantz Investigation
• Negative Sentiment: Barclays and Wolfe Research trimmed price targets (Barclays to $287, Wolfe to $280), which suggests some analysts are lowering near‑term upside and could pressure sentiment among momentum traders. Barclays PT Cut Wolfe PT Cut

Capital One Financial Company Profile

Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) is a diversified bank holding company headquartered in McLean, Virginia. The company’s core businesses include credit card lending, consumer and commercial banking, and auto finance. Capital One issues a wide range of credit card products for consumers and small businesses, and it operates deposit and digital banking services aimed at retail customers and small to midsize enterprises.

Products and services include credit and charge cards, checking and savings accounts (including the online-focused Capital One 360 platform), auto loans, and commercial lending solutions.