Capital One Financial Corp. (COF) Stock: A Look at the Analyst Recommendations

Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 13.86x compared to its average ratio. COF has 36-month beta value of 1.45. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”

The public float for COF is 376.75M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.43% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of COF on September 25, 2024 was 2.46M shares.

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COF) stock’s latest price update

Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF)’s stock price has decreased by -2.58 compared to its previous closing price of 151.25. However, the company has seen a 1.56% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-09-23 that COF remains well-poised for growth, given revenue diversification efforts, high rates and decent loan demand. Yet, rising costs and weak asset quality are woes.

COF’s Market Performance

Capital One Financial Corp. (COF) has experienced a 1.56% rise in stock performance for the past week, with a 3.37% rise in the past month, and a 9.26% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.08%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.85% for COF. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 2.56% for COF stock, with a simple moving average of 6.71% for the last 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of COF

Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see COF reach a price target of $165, previously predicting the price at $145. The rating they have provided for COF stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on June 06th, 2024.

Wolfe Research gave a rating of “Outperform” to COF, setting the target price at $189 in the report published on April 04th of the current year.

COF Trading at 3.31% 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 -4.43% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 2.85%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.08%, as shares surge +3.39% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +1.89% upper at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, COF rose by +1.56%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +29.52% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $143.91. In addition, Capital One Financial Corp. saw 12.38% 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 Richard D. Fairbank, who proposed sale 3,015 shares at the price of $134.07 back on Aug 08 ’24. After this action, Richard D. Fairbank now owns shares of Capital One Financial Corp., valued at $404,226 using the latest closing price.

Borgmann Kevin S., the Senior Advisor to the CEO of Capital One Financial Corp., sale 61,532 shares at $132.86 during a trade that took place back on Aug 06 ’24, which means that Borgmann Kevin S. is holding 40,934 shares at $8,175,295 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for COF

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.09 for the present operating margin
  • 1.0 for the gross margin

The net margin for Capital One Financial Corp. stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value 7.65, with 0.91 for asset returns.

Based on Capital One Financial Corp. (COF), the company’s capital structure generated 0.45 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.49. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.83. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.38.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is -4.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.23. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.21. The receivables turnover for the company is 19.57for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.1. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.77.

Conclusion

To put it simply, Capital One Financial Corp. (COF) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as 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.

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