Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) Price Target Lowered to $255.00 at Truist Financial

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) had its target price trimmed by Truist Financial from $275.00 to $255.00 in a research report released on Thursday morning, Marketbeat reports. The firm currently has a buy rating on the financial services provider’s stock.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $260.00 to $290.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $300.00 to $260.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Capital One Financial from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 10th. Evercore decreased their target price on Capital One Financial from $265.00 to $222.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 6th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their target price on Capital One Financial from $286.00 to $283.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $258.86.

Capital One Financial Trading Down 1.4%

NYSE COF opened at $196.61 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $191.98 and its 200-day moving average is $214.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 1.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $122.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 68.99, a PEG ratio of 0.63 and a beta of 1.14. Capital One Financial has a one year low of $174.72 and a one year high of $259.64.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The financial services provider reported $4.42 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.08 by ($0.66). Capital One Financial had a net margin of 4.29% and a return on equity of 10.59%. The company had revenue of $15.23 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.68 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $4.06 EPS. Capital One Financial’s quarterly revenue was up 52.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts predict that Capital One Financial will post 19.43 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, February 19th were issued a $0.80 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 19th. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 112.28%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Capital One Financial

In other news, insider Jason P. Hanson sold 3,729 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.00, for a total value of $764,445.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 40,230 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,247,150. This trade represents a 8.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Neal Blinde sold 38,135 shares of Capital One Financial stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $190.51, for a total value of $7,265,098.85. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 33,551 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,391,801.01. This trade represents a 53.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 50,047 shares of company stock valued at $9,742,217 over the last 90 days. 0.78% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in COF. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 529.4% in the fourth quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 107 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC purchased a new position in Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Capital One Financial by 1,312.5% during the 4th quarter. Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC now owns 113 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the period. Strive Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Capital One Financial during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, Osterweis Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Capital One Financial

Here are the key news stories impacting Capital One Financial this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Management closed the Hopper Tech deal and an employee arrangement in April, positioning Capital One to expand travel offerings and accelerate product integrations. Capital One Closed Hopper Tech and Employee Deal in April, Focuses on Travel Expansion
• Positive Sentiment: Capital One finalized the Brex acquisition and a related share resale, which management says will support commercial platform growth and fee income over time. Capital One Finalizes Brex Acquisition and Share Resale
• Positive Sentiment: Several firms reaffirmed Buy/Overweight ratings or raised targets (Barclays to $250, JPMorgan slight lift to $215, BTIG buy at $224), signaling analyst confidence in longer‑term earnings power despite near‑term noise. Barclays, BTIG coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and coverage pieces note integration progress with Discover and cost/AI investments; these are strategic positives but will take time to materialize into measurable EPS gains. COF strategic/deep dive coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Q1 results missed Street estimates: adjusted EPS of $4.42 vs. $5.08 consensus, revenue slightly below expectations, and provisions and expenses rose materially — the primary driver of the stock downward pressure. Q1 earnings/provisions coverage
• Negative Sentiment: The court approved a $425M settlement over past interest on 360 Savings accounts; payouts and related remediation will hit capital and cash flow in the near term (payments expected to be distributed to eligible customers). Settlement approved coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Truist trimmed its price target (to $255) after the earnings miss and Argus trimmed its target slightly; these cuts, even with Buy ratings, add downward pressure on near‑term sentiment. Truist target cut coverage

Capital One Financial Company Profile

Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) is a diversified bank holding company headquartered in McLean, Virginia. The company’s core businesses include credit card lending, consumer and commercial banking, and auto finance. Capital One issues a wide range of credit card products for consumers and small businesses, and it operates deposit and digital banking services aimed at retail customers and small to midsize enterprises.

Products and services include credit and charge cards, checking and savings accounts (including the online-focused Capital One 360 platform), auto loans, and commercial lending solutions.