What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Forecast for COF FY2026 Earnings?

Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn raised their FY2026 EPS estimates for Capital One Financial in a report issued on Wednesday, November 19th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Ryan now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $20.15 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $19.15. The consensus estimate for Capital One Financial’s current full-year earnings is $15.65 per share.

COF has been the subject of a number of other reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on shares of Capital One Financial from $248.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $240.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $224.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Rothschild & Co Redburn started coverage on Capital One Financial in a report on Friday, August 1st. They set a “buy” rating and a $290.00 target price for the company. Finally, TD Cowen boosted their price objective on Capital One Financial from $258.00 to $261.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 6th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $261.63.

Capital One Financial Price Performance

COF traded up $7.08 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $209.48. The stock had a trading volume of 743,605 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,176,448. Capital One Financial has a 1 year low of $143.22 and a 1 year high of $232.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.03. The business has a fifty day moving average of $217.46 and a 200 day moving average of $211.35. The company has a market cap of $133.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 88.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.19.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 3rd. The financial services provider reported $5.95 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $15.46 billion for the quarter. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 10.94% and a net margin of 2.24%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Capital One Financial

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Capital One Financial by 588,668.3% during the second quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 117,447,497 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $24,988,129,000 after purchasing an additional 117,427,549 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Capital One Financial by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 56,537,167 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $12,018,671,000 after buying an additional 156,254 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Capital One Financial by 63.4% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 27,780,128 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $5,910,500,000 after acquiring an additional 10,776,843 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Capital One Financial by 64.1% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 14,008,841 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,970,628,000 after acquiring an additional 5,474,328 shares during the period. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. grew its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 12.8% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 11,838,304 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,516,587,000 after acquiring an additional 1,339,215 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Capital One Financial

In other news, insider Neal Blinde sold 43,200 shares of Capital One Financial stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.83, for a total transaction of $9,583,056.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 73,020 shares in the company, valued at approximately $16,198,026.60. This trade represents a 37.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, General Counsel Matthew W. Cooper sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.41, for a total value of $438,820.00. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel owned 96,486 shares in the company, valued at $21,169,993.26. The trade was a 2.03% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 274,013 shares of company stock valued at $61,045,903 in the last quarter. 1.26% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Capital One Financial Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.80 per share. This is a boost from Capital One Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 17th. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 135.02%.

Capital One Financial Company Profile

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.