Research Analysts Set Expectations for COF Q1 Earnings

Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Capital One Financial in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 18th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Ryan anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $3.87 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Capital One Financial’s current full-year earnings is $15.65 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Capital One Financial’s Q2 2025 earnings at $3.99 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $4.30 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.53 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $17.95 EPS.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.78 by $0.31. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 9.46% and a return on equity of 9.45%. The firm had revenue of $10.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.22 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.81 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on COF. Baird R W upgraded Capital One Financial from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $232.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. UBS Group raised shares of Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $168.00 to $235.00 in a report on Monday, January 13th. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $219.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $229.00 to $257.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $206.67.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

Shares of COF stock opened at $168.89 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $191.75 and a 200-day simple moving average of $175.93. The company has a market cap of $64.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.47. Capital One Financial has a 12-month low of $128.23 and a 12-month high of $210.67.

Institutional Trading of Capital One Financial

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bfsg LLC purchased a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new stake in Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter valued at about $32,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were given a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.42%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio is presently 20.71%.

Capital One Financial Company Profile

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.