The stock of Capital One Financial Corp (COF) has seen a 2.23% increase in the past week, with a 13.28% gain in the past month, and a 44.45% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.02%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.05% for COF. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 5.61% for COF stock, with a simple moving average of 19.46% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Capital One Financial Corp (NYSE: COF) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Capital One Financial Corp (NYSE: COF) is above average at 18.26x. The 36-month beta value for COF is also noteworthy at 1.17. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 12 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 7 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for COF is 634.54M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.35% of that float. The average trading volume of COF on July 09, 2025 was 4.92M shares.
COF) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Capital One Financial Corp (NYSE: COF) has plunged by -0.29% when compared to previous closing price of $218.13, but the company has seen a 2.23% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-07-08 that COF will shutter Discover Financial’s home equity unit, shifting focus post its $35-billion acquisition of the lender.
Analysts’ Opinion of COF
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for COF stocks, with TD Cowen repeating the rating for COF by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for COF in the upcoming period, according to TD Cowen is $258 based on the research report published on July 08, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BTIG Research, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see COF reach a price target of $208. The rating they have provided for COF stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on March 25th, 2025.
Evercore ISI gave a rating of “Outperform” to COF, setting the target price at $200 in the report published on March 12th of the current year.
COF Trading at 10.59% 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 -2.00% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at COF starting from Zamsky Michael, who sale 9,560 shares at the price of $199.40 back on May 12 ’25. After this action, Zamsky Michael now owns 20,089 shares of Capital One Financial Corp, valued at $1,906,311 using the latest closing price.
HACKETT ANN F, the Director of Capital One Financial Corp, sale 1,658 shares at $198.70 during a trade that took place back on May 12 ’25, which means that HACKETT ANN F is holding 56,244 shares at $329,445 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
- 0.52 for the gross margin
The net margin for Capital One Financial Corp stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 7.90, with 0.98 for asset returns.
Based on Capital One Financial Corp (COF), the company’s capital structure generated 0.4 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.43. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.66. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.42.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 9.15 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.73. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.44. The receivables turnover for the company is 20.87for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.11. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.86.
Conclusion
In summary, Capital One Financial Corp (COF) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have mixed 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.
