Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for COF Q2 Earnings

Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Capital One Financial in a report issued on Tuesday, July 8th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department expects that the financial services provider will earn $3.56 per share for the quarter. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $4.15 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.67 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $15.44 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $3.74 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.77 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $5.40 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.97 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $16.89 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $4.49 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $4.13 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $21.80 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $190.00 target price on Capital One Financial and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their target price on Capital One Financial from $232.00 to $248.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Barclays reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $253.00 price target (up previously from $212.00) on shares of Capital One Financial in a research note on Monday, June 23rd. Bank of America boosted their price target on Capital One Financial from $223.00 to $233.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. Finally, Citigroup cut 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 given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $219.73.

Capital One Financial Price Performance

Shares of NYSE COF opened at $220.92 on Friday. Capital One Financial has a 1-year low of $128.23 and a 1-year high of $221.95. The business has a 50-day moving average of $199.33 and a 200-day moving average of $188.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.97. The company has a market capitalization of $84.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.55, a PEG ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.15.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The financial services provider reported $4.06 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.75 by $0.31. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.63% and a net margin of 9.65%. The company had revenue of $10 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.07 billion.

Institutional Trading of Capital One Financial

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 1.6% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 32,250,923 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $5,782,590,000 after purchasing an additional 506,105 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. raised 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 purchasing an additional 331,595 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 8,227,587 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,467,393,000 after purchasing an additional 207,427 shares during the period. FMR LLC raised its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 21.6% during the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 8,077,886 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,440,449,000 after purchasing an additional 1,436,935 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 23.7% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 4,961,063 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $889,519,000 after purchasing an additional 950,415 shares during the period. 89.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Capital One Financial

In other Capital One Financial news, Director Ann F. Hackett sold 1,658 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $198.70, for a total transaction of $329,444.60. Following the sale, the director owned 56,244 shares in the company, valued at $11,175,682.80. This represents a 2.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Michael Zamsky sold 9,560 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $199.40, for a total value of $1,906,264.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 20,089 shares in the company, valued at $4,005,746.60. The trade was a 32.24% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 1.26% of the company's stock.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 23rd were paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.09%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 23rd. Capital One Financial's payout ratio is currently 20.15%.

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.

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