Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Estimate for COF Earnings

Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) – Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Capital One Financial in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $3.47 for the quarter, down from their previous 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.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.78 by $0.31. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 9.46%. The business had revenue of $10.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.22 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.81 earnings per share. Capital One Financial’s quarterly revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis.

COF has been the subject of a number of other research reports. HSBC raised shares of Capital One Financial from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $176.00 target price for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Bank of America lowered shares of Capital One Financial from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their target price for the company from $203.00 to $200.00 in a report on Monday, December 9th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded Capital One Financial from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, UBS Group raised Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $168.00 to $235.00 in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Capital One Financial presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $196.31.

Capital One Financial Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of COF stock opened at $197.33 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $188.99 and a 200-day moving average of $167.78. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. 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. Capital One Financial has a 1-year low of $128.23 and a 1-year high of $208.63.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be issued a $0.60 dividend. 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 is presently 20.71%.

Institutional Trading of Capital One Financial

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position 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 valued at $5,660,736,000 after buying an additional 234,863 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Capital One Financial by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 16,506,861 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,471,572,000 after acquiring an additional 74,784 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 3.2% in 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. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 0.7% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 9,694,297 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,451,527,000 after purchasing an additional 72,097 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 2.6% during the fourth 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 purchasing an additional 207,427 shares in the last quarter. 89.84% of the stock is owned by 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.