Are Wall Street Analysts Bullish on Capital One Financial Stock?
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Source: NASDAQ.COM
Capital One Financial Performance: Capital One has significantly outperformed the market with a 49.6% increase in stock price over the past year, driven by strong Q4 results that exceeded expectations, including a 7.2% growth in net revenues and a 38.1% rise in adjusted net income.
Analyst Ratings and Future Projections: The consensus rating for Capital One among analysts is a "Moderate Buy," with a revised price target suggesting a potential upside of 27.1%. The company is expected to achieve a 12.1% growth in EPS for fiscal 2025, despite a mixed earnings surprise history.
Analyst Views on COF
Wall Street analysts forecast COF stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for COF is 284.22 USD with a low forecast of 256.00 USD and a high forecast of 310.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
18 Analyst Rating
16 Buy
2 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 235.070
Low
256.00
Averages
284.22
High
310.00
Current: 235.070
Low
256.00
Averages
284.22
High
310.00
About COF
Capital One Financial Corporation is a diversified financial services holding company with banking and non-banking subsidiaries. The Company offers a broad spectrum of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients through a variety of channels. It operates through three segments: Credit Card, Consumer Banking and Commercial Banking. The Credit Card segment consists of its domestic consumer and small business card lending, and international card businesses in the United Kingdom and Canada. The Consumer Banking segment consists of its deposit gathering and lending activities for consumers and small businesses, and national auto lending. The Commercial Banking segment consists of its lending, deposit gathering, capital markets and treasury management services to commercial real estate and commercial and industrial customers. Its principal operating subsidiary is Capital One, National Association, which offers banking products and financial services.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
