Analysts Set Expectations for COF Q1 Earnings

Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Capital One Financial in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 18th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Ryan expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $3.87 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.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. HSBC upgraded Capital One Financial from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $176.00 price objective for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $162.00 to $186.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Hsbc Global Res upgraded Capital One Financial from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Baird R W upgraded Capital One Financial from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $206.67.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

Shares of COF stock opened at $172.72 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $65.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.47. Capital One Financial has a one year low of $128.23 and a one year high of $210.67. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $191.61 and a 200 day moving average price of $175.91.

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

Institutional Trading of Capital One Financial

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Capital One Financial by 7.6% in the third quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,068 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $459,000 after purchasing an additional 217 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC increased its position in shares of Capital One Financial by 5.5% during the 3rd quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 9,197 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,377,000 after purchasing an additional 477 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 7.5% in the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 156,592 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $23,447,000 after buying an additional 10,919 shares in the last quarter. Quest Partners LLC boosted its stake in Capital One Financial by 90.1% during the third quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 15,079 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,258,000 after buying an additional 7,145 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GLOBALT Investments LLC GA grew its holdings in Capital One Financial by 1.9% during the third quarter. GLOBALT Investments LLC GA now owns 6,064 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $908,000 after acquiring an additional 114 shares during the period. 89.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were given a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.39%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio is presently 20.71%.

About Capital One Financial

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.