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After finishing at $219.46 in the prior trading day, Capital One Financial Corp (NYSE: COF) closed at $211.33, down -3.70%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.70 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.49 million shares were traded. COF stock price reached its highest trading level at $221.15 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $211.33.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of COF by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.66 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.65.
On March 25, 2025, BTIG Research Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $208.
Evercore ISI Upgraded its In-line to Outperform on March 12, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $200.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 23 ’25 when ROBERT M ALEXANDER bought 10,114 shares for $227.86 per share.
Zamsky Michael sold 9,560 shares of COF for $1,906,311 on May 12 ’25. The Chief Credit & Fin’l Risk Off. now owns 20,089 shares after completing the transaction at $199.40 per share. On May 12 ’25, another insider, HACKETT ANN F, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 1,658 shares for $198.70 each. As a result, the insider received 329,445 and left with 56,244 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 135145545728 and an Enterprise Value of 133547532288. As of this moment, Capital’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.75, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.54. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.85. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.51 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.27. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.618.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for COF is 1.17, which has changed by 0.41490364 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16564083 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 $128.23. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.48%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 13.48%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 4.46M shares per day over the past 3-months and 4218890 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 640.14M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 634.59M. Insiders hold about 0.87% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 58.62% stake in the company. Shares short for COF as of 1751241600 were 7829092 with a Short Ratio of 1.75, compared to 1748563200 on 8660522. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7829092 and a Short% of Float of 1.23000005.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, COF’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.4, compared to 2.40 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.010935933The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.65. The current Payout Ratio is 20.71% for COF, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-23 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-05-23. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-06-02 when the company split stock in a 3:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The firm’s stock currently is rated by 14.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.75, with high estimates of $4.47 and low estimates of $3.25.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $19.19 and $16.35 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $17.35. EPS for the following year is $19.55, with 15.0 analysts recommending between $22.0 and $17.4.
Revenue Estimates
13 analysts predict $14.96B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $15.47B to a low estimate of $14.41B. As of the current estimate, Capital One Financial Corp’s year-ago sales were $10.01BFor the next quarter, 13 analysts are estimating revenue of $15.24B. There is a high estimate of $15.79B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $14.6B.
A total of 15 analysts have provided revenue estimates for COF’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $53.75B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $51.5B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $52.67B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $39.11BBased on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $63.67B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $78.31B and the low estimate is $60.71B.
