Capital One Financial (COF) – Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Capital One Financial (NYSE: COF):

• 8/3/2026 – Capital One Financial had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $275.00 to $280.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/2/2026 – Capital One Financial was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 7/30/2026 – Capital One Financial was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c+)”.
• 7/28/2026 – Capital One Financial had its price target lowered by Citigroup Inc. from $310.00 to $295.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/25/2026 – Capital One Financial was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 7/22/2026 – Capital One Financial had its price target lowered by Barclays PLC from $242.00 to $240.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/13/2026 – Capital One Financial had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $215.00 to $245.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/12/2026 – Capital One Financial was upgraded by HSBC Holdings plc from “hold” to “buy”. They now have a $229.00 price target on the stock, up from $226.00.
• 7/9/2026 – Capital One Financial had its price target lowered by Bank of America Corporation from $234.00 to $231.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/7/2026 – Capital One Financial was given a new $242.00 price target by Barclays PLC.
• 7/7/2026 – Capital One Financial had its price target lowered by TD Cowen from $260.00 to $253.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/7/2026 – Capital One Financial had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $270.00 to $275.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/30/2026 – Capital One Financial had its price target raised by BTIG Research from $224.00 to $259.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/29/2026 – Capital One Financial is now covered by Piper Sandler. They set an “overweight” rating and a $254.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/29/2026 – Capital One Financial is now covered by Piper Sandler. They set an “overweight” rating and a $254.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/24/2026 – Capital One Financial had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Investors of record on Monday, August 17th will be given a dividend of $0.80 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 17th. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. Capital One Financial’s payout ratio is 19.80%.

Insider Activity at Capital One Financial

In other news, CAO Timothy P. Golden sold 3,487 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $211.00, for a total transaction of $735,757.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 7,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,567,519. This represents a 31.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Ravi Raghu sold 9,726 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $209.78, for a total transaction of $2,040,320.28. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 26,328 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,523,087.84. The trade was a 26.98% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 20,213 shares of company stock worth $4,147,832 in the last ninety days. 0.78% of the stock is currently owned by 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.