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After finishing at $180.26 in the prior trading day, Capital One Financial Corp (NYSE: COF) closed at $180.22, down -0.02%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.02 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.23 million shares were traded. COF stock price reached its highest trading level at $181.96 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $178.33.
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 12, 2025, Evercore ISI Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was In-line but kept the price unchanged to $200.
Robert W. Baird Upgraded its Neutral to Outperform on March 11, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $190 to $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 Nov 12 ’24 when Zamsky Michael sold 10,541 shares for $190.26 per share. The transaction valued at 2,005,492 led to the insider holds 26,482 shares of the business.
Young Andrew M sold 5,901 shares of COF for $1,082,893 on Nov 08 ’24. The Chief Financial Officer now owns 28,974 shares after completing the transaction at $183.51 per share. On Nov 07 ’24, another insider, West Kara, who serves as the Chief Enterprise Risk Officer of the company, sold 721 shares for $184.73 each. As a result, the insider received 133,189 and left with 12,929 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 69016870912 and an Enterprise Value of 67069259776. As of this moment, Capital’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.13, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.81. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.95. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.28 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.09. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.369.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for COF is 1.14, which has changed by 0.26550102 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092895746 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, COF has reached a high of $210.67, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $128.23. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.25%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 6.40%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 4.84M shares per day over the past 3-months and 5218770 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 383.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 377.77M. Insiders hold about 1.36% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.89% stake in the company. Shares short for COF as of 1744675200 were 22742639 with a Short Ratio of 4.70, compared to 1741910400 on 23703597. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 22742639 and a Short% of Float of 6.0.
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 0.013314103The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.69. The current Payout Ratio is 20.71% for COF, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-18 with an ex-dividend date of 1739836800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-06-02 when the company split stock in a 3:1 ratio.
