Zacks Research Issues Negative Outlook for COF Earnings

Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) – Research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share 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 prior estimate 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 released its earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.78 by $0.31. The company had revenue of $10.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.22 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 9.46%. Capital One Financial’s quarterly revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.81 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Truist Financial boosted their price target on Capital One Financial from $229.00 to $257.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 27th. HSBC raised Capital One Financial from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $176.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Capital One Financial from $162.00 to $186.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of Capital One Financial from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $196.31.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

NYSE:COF opened at $202.25 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.98. Capital One Financial has a fifty-two week low of $128.23 and a fifty-two week high of $208.63. The firm has a market cap of $77.10 billion, a PE ratio of 17.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.47. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $189.51 and a 200-day moving average price of $168.35.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.19%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial’s payout ratio is 20.71%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Capital One Financial

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Norden Group LLC raised its holdings in Capital One Financial by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Norden Group LLC now owns 2,010 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $358,000 after buying an additional 51 shares during the period. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 3.9% in the fourth quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,428 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $255,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares during the period. Quadrant Capital Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 5,247 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $936,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC boosted its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC now owns 1,777 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $317,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the period. Finally, TFB Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. TFB Advisors LLC now owns 1,488 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $265,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the period. 89.84% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other 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.