What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Forecast for COF Q1 Earnings?

Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Capital One Financial in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 18th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Ryan expects that the financial services provider will earn $3.87 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Capital One Financial’s current full-year earnings is $15.65 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Capital One Financial’s Q2 2025 earnings at $3.99 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $4.30 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.53 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $17.95 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on COF. Robert W. Baird raised Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $190.00 to $200.00 in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Capital One Financial from $162.00 to $186.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. Barclays lifted their price objective on Capital One Financial from $219.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on Capital One Financial from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, UBS Group upgraded Capital One Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $168.00 to $235.00 in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $206.67.

Capital One Financial Stock Performance

NYSE:COF opened at $174.54 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $66.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.06, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.47. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $191.50 and a 200 day simple moving average of $175.90. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. Capital One Financial has a 1-year low of $128.23 and a 1-year high of $210.67.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.78 by $0.31. The firm had revenue of $10.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.22 billion. Capital One Financial had a return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 9.46%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.81 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in COF. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 4.3% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 430,654 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $64,482,000 after purchasing an additional 17,825 shares during the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd raised its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 46,174 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $8,234,000 after purchasing an additional 2,006 shares during the last quarter. Dai ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd raised its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 36.8% in the third quarter. Dai ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd now owns 11,162 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,671,000 after purchasing an additional 3,000 shares during the last quarter. Artemis Investment Management LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter worth approximately $46,915,000. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Capital One Financial by 0.7% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 9,694,297 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,451,527,000 after purchasing an additional 72,097 shares during the last quarter. 89.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.38%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio is 20.71%.

About Capital One Financial

Capital One Financial Corporation operates as the financial services holding company for the Capital One, National Association, which engages in the provision of various financial products and services in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. It operates through three segments: Credit Card, Consumer Banking, and Commercial Banking.