Capital One
About: Capital One is a diversified financial services holding company headquartered in McLean, Virginia. Originally a spinoff of Signet Financial's credit card division in 1994, the company is now primarily involved in credit card lending, auto loans, and commercial lending.
Employees: 52,600
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Funds holding %
of 7,425 funds
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Analysts bullish %
of 6 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
185% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 228 | Existing positions closed: 80
57% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 21 [Q3] → 33 (+12) [Q4]
24% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $51.4B [Q3] → $63.9B (+$12.4B) [Q4]
23% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.16B | Put options by funds: $947M
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,206 [Q3] → 1,331 (+125) [Q4]
4.27% more ownership
Funds ownership: 89.83% [Q3] → 94.09% (+4.27%) [Q4]
2% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 449 | Existing positions reduced: 458
Research analyst outlook
6 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$170
6%
downside
Avg. target
$214
19%
upside
High target
$235
30%
upside
6 analyst ratings
5 positive
83%
1 neutral
17%
0 negative
0%
Truist Securities Brian Foran 43% 1-year accuracy 9 / 21 met price target | 25%upside $225 | Buy Maintained | 25 Apr 2025 |
Wells Fargo Donald Fandetti 50% 1-year accuracy 16 / 32 met price target | 25%upside $225 | Overweight Maintained | 24 Apr 2025 |
JP Morgan Richard Shane 44% 1-year accuracy 28 / 64 met price target | 6%downside $170 | Neutral Maintained | 8 Apr 2025 |
Citigroup Keith Horowitz 12% 1-year accuracy 3 / 25 met price target | 28%upside $230 | Buy Maintained | 24 Mar 2025 |
Baird David George 50% 1-year accuracy 7 / 14 met price target | 11%upside $200 | Outperform Upgraded | 11 Mar 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 47 articles about COF published over the past 30 days
Positive
Seeking Alpha
3 days ago
Capital One: Discover Acquisition Unlocks EPS Inflection
I initiate coverage on Capital One with a Strong Buy rating and a $222.92 price target, driven by underappreciated earnings accretion and network synergies from the Discover integration. My forecast for FY25E EPS of $17.85 (+54.0% yoy) highlights rapid profitability growth, as Capital One captures significant earnings in 2025. Applying a 12.5x forward P/E multiple to 2025E EPS is justified by accelerating earnings growth and structural re-rating from network effects and merger synergies.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
4 days ago
Capital One: Credit Trends Resilient Despite Downside Risks
Capital One Financial shares gained 25% over the past year due to better-than-expected credit costs and optimism around its Discover acquisition. Q1 results were strong, with earnings of $4.06 per share, beating estimates, and a 3% reduction in noninterest expenses. Despite a solid performance, the stock is rated as a hold due to limited upside potential and higher risks associated with credit card lending.
Neutral
WSJ
5 days ago
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Neutral
Fox Business
1 week ago
Capital One CEO says US consumers are in 'good shape,' but there are 'worrying signs'
Capital One CEO Richard Fairbank on Tuesday shared his perspective on how American consumers are holding up during the financial institution's quarterly earnings call.
Positive
Market Watch
1 week ago
Why Capital One and other banks took ‘rainy day' money off their balance sheets
Capital One Financial Corp.'s customers continued to spend last quarter, and the company ended up releasing money it had set aside for losses on loans.
Positive
The Motley Fool
1 week ago
Why Shares of Capital One Are Rising Today
Shares of the large lender Capital One (COF 4.64%) were trading nearly 5% higher at noon today. The company reported its first-quarter earnings results after the market closed yesterday, delivering an earnings beat but a slight miss on revenue.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
COF Stock Up 2.8% on Q1 Earnings Beat, NII Rises on Upbeat Card Spend
Solid auto loan originations and credit card spend, and lower funding costs drive Capital One's Q1 NII growth. This, along with higher fee income, aids earnings.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
COF Up as Q1 Earnings Beat on Higher NII & Fee Income, Provisions Dip
An increase in total revenues and lower provisions support Capital One's Q1 earnings, while a decline in loan balance and higher expenses act as spoilsports.
Neutral
Business Insider
1 week ago
With tariffs looming, Capital One's CEO says 'the US consumer is in good shape' — for now
US consumer spending remains strong despite economic uncertainty. Capital One reported a 5% rise in credit card purchase volume to $157.9 billion in the first quarter.
Positive
PYMNTS
1 week ago
Capital One CEO Says Discover Acquisition Will Build ‘Something Really Special'
With less than one month to go before its acquisition of Discover Financial Services, Capital One is on track to deliver synergies and forge an expanded consumer card and digital banking footprint in what the latter's CEO, Richard Fairbank, said will create “something really special.
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