Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of COF Q1 Earnings

Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Capital One Financial in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $3.47 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $3.59. The consensus estimate for Capital One Financial's current full-year earnings is $15.41 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Capital One Financial's Q2 2025 earnings at $3.28 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.47 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $14.52 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.45 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.57 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $4.32 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $17.55 EPS.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 company had revenue of $10.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.22 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.81 earnings per share. Capital One Financial's quarterly revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Evercore ISI upped their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $163.00 to $184.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Argus raised shares of Capital One Financial to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. HSBC raised shares of Capital One Financial from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $176.00 price target for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, UBS Group raised shares of Capital One Financial from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $168.00 to $235.00 in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $196.31.

Capital One Financial Price Performance

Shares of COF stock traded up $0.90 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $203.06. 4,548,431 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,341,246. Capital One Financial has a fifty-two week low of $128.23 and a fifty-two week high of $208.63. The stock's fifty day moving average is $189.86 and its two-hundred day moving average is $168.99. The company has a market cap of $77.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.52, a P/E/G ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.98.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Neo Ivy Capital Management boosted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 15.9% in the fourth quarter. Neo Ivy Capital Management now owns 1,869 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $333,000 after buying an additional 257 shares during the period. Investment Management Corp VA ADV acquired a new position in Capital One Financial during the fourth quarter worth $376,000. Helium Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at $205,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its stake in Capital One Financial by 8.0% in the fourth quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 1,777 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $316,000 after acquiring an additional 131 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vise Technologies Inc. lifted its stake in Capital One Financial by 122.5% in the fourth quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 5,913 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,054,000 after acquiring an additional 3,255 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.84% of the company's stock.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be issued a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.18%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.