The price-to-earnings ratio for Capital One Financial Corp (NYSE: COF) is above average at 17.03x. The 36-month beta value for COF is also noteworthy at 1.46. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 12 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for COF is 376.19M, and at present, short sellers hold a 4.27% of that float. The average trading volume of COF on January 14, 2025 was 2.91M shares.
COF) stock’s latest price update
Capital One Financial Corp (NYSE: COF) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 2.88 compared to its previous closing price of 175.29. However, the company has seen a fall of -0.06% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-01-08 that Whether you’re a value, growth, or momentum investor, finding strong stocks becomes easier with the Zacks Style Scores, a top feature of the Zacks Premium research service.
COF’s Market Performance
Capital One Financial Corp (COF) has seen a -0.06% fall in stock performance for the week, with a -1.96% decline in the past month and a 19.32% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.42%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.22% for COF. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.03% for COF’s stock, with a 17.92% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of COF
Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see COF reach a price target of $219, previously predicting the price at $158. The rating they have provided for COF stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on January 06th, 2025.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Neutral” to COF, setting the target price at $200 in the report published on December 09th of the previous year.
COF Trading at -0.78% 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 -9.06% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.22%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.42%, as shares sank -3.07% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +10.64% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, COF fell by -0.06%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +28.05% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $180.28. In addition, Capital One Financial Corp saw 1.13% 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 1.38. 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
In summary, Capital One Financial Corp (COF) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing 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.
