Capital One Financial Corp (NYSE: COF)’s stock price has gone rise by 1.17 in comparison to its previous close of 190.97, however, the company has experienced a 7.14% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-01-21 that Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call January 21, 2025 4:30 PM ET Company Participants Jeff Norris – Senior Vice President, Finance Andrew Young – Chief Financial Officer Richard Fairbank – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Conference Call Participants Ryan Nash – Goldman Sachs Terry Ma – Barclays Rick Shane – J.P. Morgan John Pancari – Evercore ISI Mihir Bhatia – Bank of America Bill Carcache – Wolfe Research Securities Moshe Orenbuch – TD Cowen Don Fandetti – Wells Fargo Sanjay Sakhrani – KBW John Hecht – Jefferies Operator Good day, and thank you for standing by.
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 18.24x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for COF is at 1.47. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 12 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for COF is 376.19M, and currently, shorts hold a 4.27% of that float. The average trading volume for COF on January 22, 2025 was 3.02M shares.
COF’s Market Performance
COF’s stock has seen a 7.14% increase for the week, with a 6.64% rise in the past month and a 20.95% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.22%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.38% for Capital One Financial Corp The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 6.06% for COF’s stock, with a simple moving average of 25.44% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of COF
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for COF stocks, with HSBC Securities repeating the rating for COF by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for COF in the upcoming period, according to HSBC Securities is $176 based on the research report published on January 14, 2025 of the current year 2025.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see COF reach a price target of $235, previously predicting the price at $168. The rating they have provided for COF stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 13th, 2025.
Barclays gave a rating of “Overweight” to COF, setting the target price at $219 in the report published on January 06th of the current year.
COF Trading at 4.84% 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 -2.57% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.38%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.22%, as shares surge +10.76% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +16.36% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, COF rose by +7.14%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +34.86% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $182.18. In addition, Capital One Financial Corp saw 8.35% 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 1.48. 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 conclusion, Capital One Financial Corp (COF) has had a better performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, 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.
