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The price of Capital One Financial Corp (NYSE: COF) closed at $216.8 in the last session, down -2.40% from day before closing price of $222.13. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.40 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.61 million shares were traded. COF stock price reached its highest trading level at $223.32 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $215.52.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at COF’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.45 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.45.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Rothschild & Co Redburn on August 01, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $290.
On July 08, 2025, TD Cowen Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $258.
BTIG Research Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on March 25, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $208.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 13 ’25 when FRANK LAPRADE bought 17,840 shares for $222.03 per share.
Blinde Neal sold 43,200 shares of COF for $9,583,056 on Nov 06 ’25. The President, Commercial Banking now owns 73,020 shares after completing the transaction at $221.83 per share. On Nov 04 ’25, another insider, Cooper Matthew W, who serves as the General Counsel & Corp Secy of the company, sold 2,000 shares for $219.41 each. As a result, the insider received 438,820 and left with 96,486 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, COF now has a Market Capitalization of 137827057664 and an Enterprise Value of 140815040512. As of this moment, Capital’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 91.95, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.41. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.21. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.20 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.21. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.875.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for COF is 1.17, which has changed by 0.17100573 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1476624 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, COF has reached a high of $232.45, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $143.22. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.99%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.30%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, COF traded on average about 3.41M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3165880 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 635.73M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 630.46M. Insiders hold about 0.84% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.90% stake in the company. Shares short for COF as of 1761868800 were 7069427 with a Short Ratio of 2.07, compared to 1759190400 on 7154784. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7069427 and a Short% of Float of 1.1199999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for COF is 2.40, which was 2.4 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.010804484. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.59. The current Payout Ratio is 20.71% for COF, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-15 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-17. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-06-02 when the company split stock in a 3:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Capital One Financial Corp (COF) is currently being evaluated by a team of 15.0 analysts, each contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $4.81, with high estimates of $6.51 and low estimates of $3.91.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $20.93 and $19.18 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $19.8. EPS for the following year is $20.88, with 18.0 analysts recommending between $22.78 and $19.41.
Revenue Estimates
According to 13 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $15.52B. It ranges from a high estimate of $16B to a low estimate of $15.27B. As of. The current estimate, Capital One Financial Corp’s year-ago sales were $10.19BFor the next quarter, 13 analysts are estimating revenue of $15.45B. There is a high estimate of $16.12B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $14.98B.
A total of 15 analysts have provided revenue estimates for COF’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $53.86B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $53.07B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $53.35B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $39.11BBased on 18 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $63.04B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $65.57B and the low estimate is $59.72B.
