Capital One Financial (COF) – Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

Capital One Financial (NYSE: COF) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 11/4/2026 – Capital One Financial was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “buy (b)”.
• 11/2/2026 – Capital One Financial had its price target lowered by UBS Group from $280.00 to $274.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/27/2026 – Capital One Financial had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Evercore. They now have a $230.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/22/2026 – Capital One Financial had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group.
• 10/21/2026 – Capital One Financial was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 10/21/2026 – Capital One Financial had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $242.00 to $250.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/21/2026 – Capital One Financial had its price target raised by Piper Sandler from $260.00 to $269.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/21/2026 – Capital One Financial had its price target raised by Citigroup from $280.00 to $285.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/21/2026 – Capital One Financial had its price target raised by Barclays from $237.00 to $238.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/21/2026 – Capital One Financial had its price target raised by BMO Capital Markets from $219.00 to $225.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 10/21/2026 – Capital One Financial had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $227.00 to $241.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/12/2026 – Capital One Financial had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $273.00 to $267.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/12/2026 – Capital One Financial had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $246.00 to $227.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/9/2026 – Capital One Financial is now covered by BMO Capital Markets. They set a “market perform” rating and a $219.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/8/2026 – Capital One Financial was upgraded by BMO Capital Markets to “hold”.
• 10/6/2026 – Capital One Financial was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “hold (c+)”.
• 10/6/2026 – Capital One Financial had its price target lowered by TD Cowen from $253.00 to $242.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/5/2026 – Capital One Financial had its price target lowered by Barclays from $240.00 to $237.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/1/2026 – Capital One Financial was given a new $220.00 price target by Evercore.
• 9/29/2026 – Capital One Financial had its price target lowered by Citigroup from $295.00 to $280.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 9/28/2026 – Capital One Financial had its price target raised by Piper Sandler from $254.00 to $260.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

Capital One Financial Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of COF stock traded up $1.47 on Wednesday, hitting $197.31. 3,440,372 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,641,599. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.02. Capital One Financial Corporation has a one year low of $174.24 and a one year high of $259.64. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $202.60 and its 200 day simple moving average is $200.46. The stock has a market capitalization of $118.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.65, a P/E/G ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.10.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October 20th. The financial services provider reported $6.69 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.53 by $1.16. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 13.70% and a return on equity of 11.64%. The company had revenue of $16.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.25 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $5.95 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts forecast that Capital One Financial Corporation will post 21.53 EPS for the current year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 16th will be issued a $0.80 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 16th. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Capital One Financial’s payout ratio is currently 18.89%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Peter Raskind sold 1,681 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.79, for a total value of $339,208.99. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 32,715 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,601,559.85. The trade was a 4.89% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Richard Fairbank sold 90,743 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.86, for a total value of $18,589,610.98. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 3,968,520 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $812,991,007.20. This represents a 2.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 202,145 shares of company stock worth $41,281,806 in the last 90 days. 0.78% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Capital One Financial Corporation is a bank holding company that provides credit cards, consumer banking, auto financing and commercial banking services. Its offerings include credit cards, deposit accounts, loans and financial services for businesses. The company traces its roots to a credit card business established within Signet Banking Corporation in 1988 and became an independent company in 1994. Capital One is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, and serves customers primarily in the United States, with credit card operations also in the United Kingdom.