BTIG Research slashes price target on Capital One Financial Corp. [COF] – find out why.

Capital One Financial Corp. [NYSE: COF] traded at a low on Tuesday, posting a -3.23 loss after which it closed the day’ session at $137.99.

The results of the trading session contributed to over 7077578 shares changing hands. Over the past one week, the price volatility of Capital One Financial Corp. stands at 4.13% while the volatility over the past one month is 2.50%.

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The market cap for COF stock reached $52.69 billion, with 380.39 million shares outstanding and 376.75 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 2.35M shares, COF reached a trading volume of 7077578 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

What do top market gurus say about Capital One Financial Corp. [COF]?

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for COF shares is $162.50 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on COF stock is a recommendation set at 2.32. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

BTIG Research have made an estimate for Capital One Financial Corp. shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on June 07, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Jefferies raised their target price from $145 to $165. The new note on the price target was released on June 06, 2024, representing the official price target for Capital One Financial Corp. stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $189, while Wolfe Research analysts kept a Outperform rating on COF stock.

The Average True Range (ATR) for Capital One Financial Corp. is set at 4.18, with the Price to Sales ratio for COF stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 1.01. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 0.91. Price to Free Cash Flow for COF in the course of the last twelve months was 2.35.

How has COF stock performed recently?

Capital One Financial Corp. [COF] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -5.23. With this latest performance, COF shares gained by 2.36% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -0.34% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 38.10% in the past year of trading.

Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for COF stock in for the last two-week period is set at 44.02, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 40.16, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 46.06 for Capital One Financial Corp. [COF]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 141.44, while it was recorded at 141.09 for the last single week of trading, and 136.54 for the last 200 days.

Capital One Financial Corp. [COF]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals

Capital One Financial Corp.’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Current Ratio set at 1.77.

Earnings analysis for Capital One Financial Corp. [COF]

With the latest financial reports released by the company, Capital One Financial Corp. posted 4.45/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 3.25/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company surpassed the estimates by a Surprise Factor of 1.2. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for COF. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Capital One Financial Corp. go to -0.97%.

Insider trade positions for Capital One Financial Corp. [COF]

There are presently around $89.72%, or 93.11%% of COF stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of COF stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 31.21 million shares, which is approximately 8.166%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 25.15 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$3.48 billion in COF stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$2.81 billion in COF stock with ownership which is approximately 5.3089%.