Barclays Boosts Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) Price Target to $250.00

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) had its price objective upped by Barclays from $226.00 to $250.00 in a report released on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an “overweight” rating on the financial services provider’s stock. Barclays‘s price objective would suggest a potential upside of 27.16% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Capital One Financial in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Citigroup increased their price target on Capital One Financial from $290.00 to $310.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 31st. HSBC decreased their price target on Capital One Financial from $234.00 to $226.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target on Capital One Financial from $300.00 to $260.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and decreased their price target for the company from $256.00 to $213.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $258.86.

Capital One Financial Trading Down 1.4%

Capital One Financial stock opened at $196.61 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $191.98 and a two-hundred day moving average of $214.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a current ratio of 1.03. Capital One Financial has a one year low of $174.72 and a one year high of $259.64. The stock has a market cap of $122.27 billion, a PE ratio of 68.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.63 and a beta of 1.14.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The financial services provider reported $4.42 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.08 by ($0.66). Capital One Financial had a net margin of 4.29% and a return on equity of 10.59%. The business had revenue of $15.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.68 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $4.06 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 52.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts anticipate that Capital One Financial will post 19.43 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Capital One Financial

In other news, insider Lia Dean sold 3,284 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $223.68, for a total value of $734,565.12. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 70,162 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,693,836.16. This represents a 4.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Celia Karam sold 2,108 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $218.25, for a total value of $460,071.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 59,269 shares in the company, valued at $12,935,459.25. This represents a 3.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 50,047 shares of company stock valued at $9,742,217 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.78% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Capital One Financial

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter valued at about $2,089,803,000. Capital International Investors raised its position in Capital One Financial by 107.9% during the third quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 4,040,408 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $859,602,000 after acquiring an additional 2,097,208 shares in the last quarter. Viking Global Investors LP raised its position in Capital One Financial by 30.3% during the third quarter. Viking Global Investors LP now owns 7,388,506 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,570,649,000 after acquiring an additional 1,717,148 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its position in Capital One Financial by 7,143.2% during the fourth quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,448,126 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $350,966,000 after acquiring an additional 1,428,133 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in Capital One Financial by 12.8% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 11,838,304 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,516,587,000 after acquiring an additional 1,339,215 shares in the last quarter. 89.84% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

More Capital One Financial News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Management closed the Hopper Tech deal and an employee arrangement in April, positioning Capital One to expand travel offerings and accelerate product integrations. Capital One Closed Hopper Tech and Employee Deal in April, Focuses on Travel Expansion
• Positive Sentiment: Capital One finalized the Brex acquisition and a related share resale, which management says will support commercial platform growth and fee income over time. Capital One Finalizes Brex Acquisition and Share Resale
• Positive Sentiment: Several firms reaffirmed Buy/Overweight ratings or raised targets (Barclays to $250, JPMorgan slight lift to $215, BTIG buy at $224), signaling analyst confidence in longer‑term earnings power despite near‑term noise. Barclays, BTIG coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and coverage pieces note integration progress with Discover and cost/AI investments; these are strategic positives but will take time to materialize into measurable EPS gains. COF strategic/deep dive coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Q1 results missed Street estimates: adjusted EPS of $4.42 vs. $5.08 consensus, revenue slightly below expectations, and provisions and expenses rose materially — the primary driver of the stock downward pressure. Q1 earnings/provisions coverage
• Negative Sentiment: The court approved a $425M settlement over past interest on 360 Savings accounts; payouts and related remediation will hit capital and cash flow in the near term (payments expected to be distributed to eligible customers). Settlement approved coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Truist trimmed its price target (to $255) after the earnings miss and Argus trimmed its target slightly; these cuts, even with Buy ratings, add downward pressure on near‑term sentiment. Truist target cut coverage

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.