The stock of Capital One Financial Corp (NYSE: COF) has increased by 1.19 when compared to last closing price of 179.97. Despite this, the company has experienced a 0.52% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. forbes.com reported 2024-12-24 that Capital One (NYSE: COF) announced last week that it had received approval from the Office of the Delaware State Bank Commissioner on Wednesday to acquire Discover Financial. This is seen as one of the key regulatory hurdles in the all-stock merger valued at $35.3 billion which was announced back in February.
Is It Worth Investing in Capital One Financial Corp (NYSE: COF) Right Now?
Capital One Financial Corp (NYSE: COF) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 17.19x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.46. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 12 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
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The public float for COF is 376.47M, and at present, short sellers hold a 4.14% of that float. On December 26, 2024, the average trading volume of COF was 2.85M shares.
COF’s Market Performance
COF stock saw a decrease of 0.52% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -2.64% and a quarterly a decrease of 24.46%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.09%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.03% for Capital One Financial Corp (COF). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.28% for COF’s stock, with a 20.84% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of COF
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for COF stocks, with BofA Securities repeating the rating for COF by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for COF in the upcoming period, according to BofA Securities is $200 based on the research report published on December 09, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Buy” to COF, setting the target price at $165 in the report published on June 06th of the current year.
COF Trading at 2.87% 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 -8.16% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.03%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.09%, as shares sank -5.09% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +16.29% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, COF rose by +0.52%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +31.53% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $184.47. In addition, Capital One Financial Corp saw 38.90% 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 Zamsky Michael, who sale 10,541 shares at the price of $190.26 back on Nov 12 ’24. After this action, Zamsky Michael now owns 26,482 shares of Capital One Financial Corp, valued at $2,005,492 using the latest closing price.
Young Andrew M, the Chief Financial Officer of Capital One Financial Corp, sale 5,901 shares at $183.51 during a trade that took place back on Nov 08 ’24, which means that Young Andrew M is holding 28,974 shares at $1,082,893 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for COF
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.11 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 7.36, with 0.90 for asset returns.
Based on Capital One Financial Corp (COF), the company’s capital structure generated 0.44 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.47. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.78. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.44.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.4. The receivables turnover for the company is 19.19for 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 1.90.
Conclusion
To sum up, Capital One Financial Corp (COF) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing 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.
