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

Teacher Retirement System of Texas grew its position in shares of Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) by 3.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 115,047 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying 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 Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Strive Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Capital One Financial during the third quarter worth about $28,000. Olistico Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. WFA of San Diego LLC bought a new stake in Capital One Financial during the second quarter worth about $32,000. Crowley Wealth Management Inc. bought a new stake in Capital One Financial during the third quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, Westfuller Advisors LLC grew its stake in Capital One Financial by 661.1% during the fourth quarter. Westfuller Advisors LLC now owns 137 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 119 shares during the last quarter. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have weighed in on COF. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $300.00 to $273.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Truist Financial lowered their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $275.00 to $255.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $286.00 to $283.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $275.00 to $235.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 10th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $300.00 price objective on shares of Capital One Financial in a research report on Monday, March 16th. 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 company. According to MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $258.86.

Key Capital One Financial News

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 Stock Down 1.4%

Shares of NYSE COF opened at $196.61 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $122.27 billion, a PE ratio of 68.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.63 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. Capital One Financial Corporation has a 1 year low of $174.72 and a 1 year high of $259.64. The firm’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 results on Tuesday, April 21st. The financial services provider reported $4.42 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.08 by ($0.66). The firm had revenue of $15.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.68 billion. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 4.29% and a return on equity of 10.59%. The business’s revenue was up 52.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $4.06 earnings per share. Equities analysts expect that Capital One Financial Corporation will post 19.43 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Jason P. Hanson sold 3,729 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.00, for a total value of $764,445.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 40,230 shares in the company, valued at $8,247,150. This trade represents a 8.48% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Neal Blinde sold 38,135 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $190.51, for a total transaction of $7,265,098.85. Following the completion of 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 ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 50,047 shares of company stock valued at $9,742,217. Insiders own 0.78% of the company’s stock.

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.