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Capital One Financial (COF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$187.80 +1.14 (+0.61%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$187.76 -0.05 (-0.03%)
As of 04:03 PM Eastern
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About Capital One Financial Stock (NYSE:COF)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$186.56
$188.40
50-Day Range
$175.96
$206.47
52-Week Range
$174.98
$259.64
Volume
2.22 million shs
Average Volume
5.21 million shs
Market Capitalization
$116.87 billion
P/E Ratio
65.90
Dividend Yield
1.70%
Price Target
$258.75
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Capital One Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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98th Percentile Overall Score

COF MarketRank™: 

Capital One Financial scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 42nd out of 881 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Capital One Financial has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.77, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 17 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Capital One Financial has a consensus price target of $258.75, representing about 38.0% upside from its current price of $187.55.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Capital One Financial has been the subject of 16 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Capital One Financial's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Capital One Financial are expected to grow by 23.63% in the coming year, from $19.17 to $23.70 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Capital One Financial is 65.78, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.98.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Capital One Financial is 65.78, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.95.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Capital One Financial has a PEG Ratio of 0.68. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Capital One Financial has a P/B Ratio of 1.04. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Capital One Financial's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.33% of the float of Capital One Financial has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Capital One Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.92, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Capital One Financial has recently increased by 11.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Capital One Financial pays a meaningful dividend of 1.71%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Capital One Financial does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Capital One Financial is 112.28%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Capital One Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 13.50% next year. This indicates that Capital One Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Capital One Financial's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Capital One Financial has a news sentiment score of 1.20. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.62 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 34 news articles for Capital One Financial this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    72 people have searched for COF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 31% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    43 people have added Capital One Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 231% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Capital One Financial insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $9,528,159.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.78% of the stock of Capital One Financial is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    89.84% of the stock of Capital One Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Capital One Financial's insider trading history.
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COF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Capital One Financial's stock was trading at $242.52 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, COF shares have decreased by 22.7% and is now trading at $187.40.

Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 21st. The financial services provider reported $4.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $5.08 by $0.66. Capital One Financial's revenue was up 52.3% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Capital One Financial subsidiaries include Lola.com, Freebird, Freebird, KippsDeSanto & Co, Capital One Investing, United Income, Capital One Trade Credit, and more.

Capital One Financial's top institutional investors include Aristotle Capital Management LLC (1.08%), Bank of America Corp DE (1.08%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.87%) and Pzena Investment Management LLC (0.74%). Insiders that own company stock include Richard D Fairbank, Matthew W Cooper, Robert M Alexander, Lia Dean, Celia Karam, Ann F Hackett, Frank G LapradeIii, Kevin S Borgmann, Jason P Hanson, Neal Blinde, Ravi Raghu, Michael Zamsky, Mark Daniel Mouadeb, Kara West and Timothy P Golden.
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Shares of COF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Capital One Financial investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Verizon Communications (VZ), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

Record date for 3/2 Dividend
2/19/2026
Ex-Dividend for 3/2 Dividend
2/19/2026
Dividend Payable
3/02/2026
Last Earnings
4/21/2026
Record date for 6/1 Dividend
5/19/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/1 Dividend
5/19/2026
Today
5/22/2026
Dividend Payable
6/01/2026
Morgan Stanley US Financials Conference 2026
6/09/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/28/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
FIN - CONS LOANS
Sub-Industry
Consumer Finance
Current Symbol
NYSE:COF
CIK
927628
Employees
76,300
Year Founded
1994

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$310.00
Low Price Target
$215.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+37.7%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.77
Research Coverage
22 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.85
Trailing P/E Ratio
65.99
Forward P/E Ratio
9.80
P/E Growth
0.68
Net Income
$2.45 billion
Net Margins
4.29%
Pretax Margin
4.33%
Return on Equity
10.59%
Return on Assets
1.78%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.46
Current Ratio
1.03
Quick Ratio
1.03

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$69.25 billion
Price / Sales
1.69
Cash Flow
$24.93 per share
Price / Cash Flow
7.54
Book Value
$180.40 per share
Price / Book
1.04

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
622,290,000
Free Float
617,439,000
Market Cap
$116.96 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.05

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This page (NYSE:COF) was last updated on 5/22/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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