Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF)’s stock price has gone decline by -0.32 in comparison to its previous close of 139.62, however, the company has experienced a -3.29% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. Zacks Investment Research reported 2024-04-01 that Why investors should use the Zacks Earnings ESP tool to help find stocks that are poised to top quarterly earnings estimates.
Is It Worth Investing in Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF) Right Now?
Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 11.65x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for COF is at 1.48. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
The public float for COF is 376.80M, and currently, shorts hold a 3.00% of that float. The average trading volume for COF on April 16, 2024 was 2.70M shares.
COF’s Market Performance
COF’s stock has seen a -3.29% decrease for the week, with a -0.18% drop in the past month and a 8.99% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.20%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.08% for Capital One Financial Corp. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -1.83% for COF’s stock, with a simple moving average of 18.23% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of COF
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for COF stocks, with Wolfe Research repeating the rating for COF by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for COF in the upcoming period, according to Wolfe Research is $189 based on the research report published on April 04, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Deutsche Bank gave a rating of “Hold” to COF, setting the target price at $153 in the report published on January 10th of the current year.
COF Trading at 0.43% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought COF to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -6.76% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.08%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.20%, as shares surge +2.68% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +3.43% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, COF fell by -3.29%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +27.38% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $141.96. In addition, Capital One Financial Corp. saw 6.15% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at COF starting from LaPrade,III Frank G., who sale 39,760 shares at the price of $130.00 back on Dec 14 ’23. After this action, LaPrade,III Frank G. now owns 43,186 shares of Capital One Financial Corp., valued at $5,168,800 using the latest closing price.
Alexander Robert M., the Chief Information Officer of Capital One Financial Corp., sale 7,998 shares at $130.00 during a trade that took place back on Dec 14 ’23, which means that Alexander Robert M. is holding 67,040 shares at $1,039,740 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for COF
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.27 for the present operating margin
- 1.0 for the gross margin
The net margin for Capital One Financial Corp. stands at 0.12. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value 8.69, with 1.03 for asset returns.
Based on Capital One Financial Corp. (COF), the company’s capital structure generated 0.46 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.41. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.86. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.08.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -4.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.61. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.48. The receivables turnover for the company is 16.31for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.08. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.27.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Capital One Financial Corp. (COF) has had a mixed performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
