Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Forecast for COF Earnings

Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Capital One Financial in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 11th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $3.89 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $3.84. Zacks Research has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Capital One Financial’s current full-year earnings is $15.65 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Capital One Financial’s Q2 2026 earnings at $4.17 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.37 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $4.92 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $17.35 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $5.20 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $22.05 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on COF. HSBC lifted their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $218.00 to $234.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $235.00 to $237.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $240.00 to $255.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 30th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Capital One Financial from $225.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on Capital One Financial from $224.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $261.63.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:COF opened at $220.66 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $219.08 and its 200 day simple moving average is $210.45. The company has a market cap of $140.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 93.11, a PEG ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.03. Capital One Financial has a one year low of $143.22 and a one year high of $232.45.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last issued its earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The financial services provider reported $5.95 earnings per share for the quarter. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 10.94% and a net margin of 2.24%.The company had revenue of $15.46 billion during the quarter.

Capital One Financial Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Investors of record on Monday, November 17th will be issued a $0.80 dividend. This is a positive change from Capital One Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 17th. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 135.02%.

Insider Activity

In other Capital One Financial news, CAO Timothy P. Golden sold 207 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $215.41, for a total value of $44,589.87. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 8,780 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,891,299.80. This represents a 2.30% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Richard D. Fairbank sold 103,487 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $220.68, for a total value of $22,837,511.16. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 4,001,228 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $882,990,995.04. This trade represents a 2.52% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders sold 256,380 shares of company stock worth $57,129,478. 1.26% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Capital One Financial

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Mather Group LLC. increased its position in Capital One Financial by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 4,540 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $965,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Capital One Financial by 3.6% in the second quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC now owns 1,407 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $299,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Optas LLC lifted its stake in Capital One Financial by 1.4% in the third quarter. Optas LLC now owns 3,484 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $741,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV grew its position in Capital One Financial by 1.1% in the third quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 4,450 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $946,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bridges Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Bridges Investment Management Inc. now owns 11,251 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,392,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

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.