Teacher Retirement System of Texas Acquires 3,429 Shares of Capital One Financial Corporation $COF

Teacher Retirement System of Texas increased its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) by 3.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 115,047 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,429 shares during the quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas’ holdings in Capital One Financial were worth $27,883,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Olistico Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Strive Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Capital One Financial during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC increased its stake in Capital One Financial by 661.1% during the 4th quarter. Westfuller Advisors LLC now owns 137 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 119 shares in the last quarter. NBT Bank N A NY bought a new stake in Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter worth approximately $36,000. Finally, WFA of San Diego LLC bought a new stake in Capital One Financial during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Neal Blinde sold 38,135 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $190.51, for a total transaction of $7,265,098.85. Following the sale, the insider owned 33,551 shares in the company, valued at $6,391,801.01. This represents a 53.20% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Celia Karam sold 1,099 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $185.61, for a total value of $203,985.39. Following the sale, the insider owned 63,323 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,753,382.03. This represents a 1.71% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 50,047 shares of company stock worth $9,742,217. 0.78% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

COF has been the subject of a number of research reports. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on Capital One Financial from $280.00 to $260.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on Capital One Financial from $300.00 to $260.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their target price on Capital One Financial from $260.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 2nd. UBS Group lowered their target price on Capital One Financial from $286.00 to $283.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. Finally, Evercore reduced their price target 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. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $258.86.

Capital One Financial Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of Capital One Financial stock opened at $196.61 on Friday. Capital One Financial Corporation has a 12-month low of $174.72 and a 12-month high of $259.64. The stock has a market cap of $122.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 68.99, a P/E/G ratio of 0.63 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a quick ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The business’s 50 day moving average is $191.98 and its 200-day moving average is $214.04.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 had a return on equity of 10.59% and a net margin of 4.29%.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 prior year, the company earned $4.06 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 52.3% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts predict that Capital One Financial Corporation will post 19.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 19th were paid a dividend of $0.80 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 19th. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio is currently 112.28%.

Capital One Financial News Summary

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

About Capital One Financial

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.