Weekly Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Capital One Financial (COF)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Capital One Financial (NYSE: COF) in the last few weeks:

• 1/2/2026 – Capital One Financial had its price target raised by analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $260.00 to $290.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 12/31/2025 – Capital One Financial had its price target raised by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $290.00 to $310.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 12/29/2025 – Capital One Financial had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/26/2025 – Capital One Financial had its price target raised by analysts at BTIG Research from $264.00 to $308.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 12/22/2025 – Capital One Financial had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/19/2025 – Capital One Financial had its price target raised by analysts at Truist Financial Corporation from $270.00 to $290.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 12/17/2025 – Capital One Financial had its price target raised by analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from $240.00 to $263.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 12/16/2025 – Capital One Financial had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Morgan Stanley. They now have a $280.00 price target on the stock.
• 12/15/2025 – Capital One Financial had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/10/2025 – Capital One Financial had its price target raised by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $265.00 to $275.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 12/8/2025 – Capital One Financial had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/8/2025 – Capital One Financial is now covered by analysts at Wolfe Research. They set an “outperform” rating and a $270.00 price target on the stock.
• 12/1/2025 – Capital One Financial had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/26/2025 – Capital One Financial had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Cowen Inc.
• 11/25/2025 – Capital One Financial had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/24/2025 – Capital One Financial was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 11/19/2025 – Capital One Financial had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/13/2025 – Capital One Financial had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.

Capital One Financial Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 17th were issued a dividend of $0.80 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 17th. This is a positive change from Capital One Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 135.02%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Celia Karam sold 2,936 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $218.15, for a total value of $640,488.40. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 63,433 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,837,908.95. The trade was a 4.42% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Richard D. Fairbank sold 103,487 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $220.68, for a total value of $22,837,511.16. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 4,001,228 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $882,990,995.04. This represents a 2.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 278,218 shares of company stock valued at $61,971,824 in the last ninety days. 1.26% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) is a diversified bank holding company headquartered in McLean, Virginia. The company’s core businesses include credit card lending, consumer and commercial banking, and auto finance. Capital One issues a wide range of credit card products for consumers and small businesses, and it operates deposit and digital banking services aimed at retail customers and small to midsize enterprises.

Products and services include credit and charge cards, checking and savings accounts (including the online-focused Capital One 360 platform), auto loans, and commercial lending solutions.