Capital One Financial (COF) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$219.94 -0.44 (-0.20%)

Closing price 10/23/2025 03:59 PM Eastern

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$220.53 +0.59 (+0.27%)

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Capital One Financial - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 24 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
6

Buy
18

Based on 24 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Capital One Financial in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 24 analysts, 6 have given a hold rating, 15 have given a buy rating, and 3 have given a strong buy rating for COF.

Consensus Price Target

$260.79
18.58% Upside

According to the 24 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Capital One Financial, the average price target is $260.79. The highest price target for COF is $290.00, while the lowest price target for COF is $224.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 18.58% from the current price of $219.94.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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COF Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 10/24/24 to 10/24/25	1 Month Ago 9/24/24 to 9/24/25	3 Months Ago 7/26/24 to 7/26/25	1 Year Ago 10/25/23 to 10/24/24
Strong Buy	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	15 Buy rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)
Hold	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$260.79	$239.44	$233.07	$151.56
Forecasted Upside	18.58% Upside	6.82% Upside	9.62% Upside	-1.07% Downside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Hold

COF Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

COF Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Capital One Financial Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Capital One Financial	Finance Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.88	2.30	2.52
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	18.58% Upside	29.50% Upside	12.15% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent COF News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
10/23/2025	Citigroup 3 of 5 stars	Keith Horowitz Not Rated	Boost Target	Buy	$275.00 ➝ $290.00	+31.72%
10/23/2025	HSBC 2 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Hold	$218.00 ➝ $234.00	+5.84%
10/22/2025	Morgan Stanley 3 of 5 stars	Betsy Graseck 5 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Overweight	$267.00 ➝ $272.00	+23.06%
10/22/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Richard Shane Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$235.00 ➝ $237.00	+6.47%
10/22/2025	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$266.00 ➝ $276.00	+23.18%
10/22/2025	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform	$260.00 ➝ $262.00	+16.93%
10/22/2025	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	David George Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$245.00 ➝ $270.00	+20.50%
10/22/2025	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Terry Ma Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$257.00 ➝ $271.00	+24.71%
10/22/2025	BTIG Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Vincent Caintic Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$264.00	+21.49%
10/8/2025	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Hold (C-)
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10/7/2025	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Erika Najarian Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$270.00 ➝ $266.00	+24.87%
10/6/2025	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$258.00 ➝ $261.00	+21.24%
10/2/2025	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Hold	$215.00 ➝ $224.00	+5.08%
9/30/2025	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	John Pancari Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$240.00 ➝ $255.00	+14.18%
9/12/2025	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Brian Foran Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$260.00 ➝ $270.00	+20.66%
8/1/2025	Redburn Atlantic Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Strong-Buy
8/1/2025	Rothschild & Co Redburn Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Buy	$290.00	+34.87%
7/25/2025	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Donald Fandetti Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$225.00 ➝ $265.00	+26.23%
7/23/2025	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Sanjay Sakhrani Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$248.00 ➝ $260.00	+17.40%
7/23/2025	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jon Arfstrom Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Sector Perform	$240.00 ➝ $255.00	+15.81%
5/21/2025	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Mihir Bhatia Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$223.00 ➝ $233.00	+20.83%
3/11/2025	Baird R W Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	D. George Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Strong-Buy
1/23/2025	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	S. Biggar Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong-Buy
1/14/2025	Hsbc Global Res Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	S. Martinez Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Moderate Sell ➝ Hold
6/6/2024	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$145.00 ➝ $165.00	+21.79%
2/23/2024	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral	$126.00 ➝ $142.00	+4.60%
1/29/2024	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Market Perform	$124.00 ➝ $125.00	-9.99%

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Should I Buy Capital One Financial Stock? COF Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. Please send any questions or comments about these Capital One Financial pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Capital One Financial
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Capital One Financial Co.:

The current stock price is around $217, which reflects a strong market position and potential for growth.
Recent upgrades from analysts, including a target price increase from Morgan Stanley, indicate positive sentiment and confidence in the company's future performance.
Institutional investors hold a significant majority of the stock, suggesting strong backing and confidence from large financial entities.
Capital One Financial Co. has shown resilience with a solid market cap, indicating stability and potential for long-term investment returns.
The company has a diverse range of financial products and services, which can help mitigate risks associated with market fluctuations.

Capital One Financial
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Capital One Financial Co. for these reasons:

Insider selling activity, with over 13,000 shares sold recently, may raise concerns about the company's internal confidence.
Analysts have mixed ratings, with some maintaining a neutral stance, which could indicate uncertainty about future performance.
The company's high P/E ratio suggests that the stock may be overvalued compared to its earnings, which could deter value-focused investors.
Recent price target reductions by analysts could signal potential challenges ahead for the company's stock performance.
Market volatility and economic uncertainties could impact the financial services sector, affecting Capital One Financial Co.'s growth prospects.

COF Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 24 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Capital One Financial is $260.79, with a high forecast of $290.00 and a low forecast of $224.00.
: 24 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Capital One Financial in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings, 15 buy ratings and 3 strong buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" COF shares.
: According to analysts, Capital One Financial's stock has a predicted upside of 18.58% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Capital One Financial's stock had 1 upgrade by analysts.
: Capital One Financial has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, BTIG Research, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Evercore ISI, HSBC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley, Redburn Atlantic, Robert W. Baird, Rothschild & Co Redburn, TD Cowen, The Goldman Sachs Group, Truist Financial, UBS Group, Weiss Ratings, and Wolfe Research in the past 90 days.
: Capital One Financial also publishes sell-side equities research reports and recommendations about other companies, which can be viewed at its brokerage rating page.
: Analysts like Capital One Financial more than other "finance" companies. The consensus rating for Capital One Financial is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "finance" companies is Hold. Learn more on how COF compares to other companies.

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Capital One Financial (COF) Stock Forecast & Price Target