Capital One (NYSE: COF)‘s stock had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by research analysts at Nomura in a report released on Wednesday. They currently have a $56.00 target price on the stock.
Capital One traded up 0.06% on Wednesday, hitting $51.50. Capital One has a 52-week low of $47.99 and a 52-week high of $62.92. The stock’s 50-day moving average is currently $56.87. The company has a market cap of $29.829 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.36.
Capital One last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 17th. The company reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.23. The company had revenue of $5.62 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.88 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.88 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 38.9% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts predict that Capital One will post $6.40 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on COF. Analysts at Jefferies Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Capital One in a research note to investors on Tuesday. They now have a $60.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $67.00. Separately, analysts at Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on shares of Capital One from $69.00 to $65.00 in a research note to investors on Monday. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock. Finally, analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein cut their price target on shares of Capital One from $68.00 to $64.00 in a research note to investors on Thursday, February 21st.
Nineteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, three have assigned an overweight rating, and seven have assigned a hold rating to the company. The stock presently has a consensus rating of “overweight” and an average target price of $64.92.
Capital One Financial Corporation is a diversified financial services holding company. The Company and its subsidiaries offer a range of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients through branches, the Internet and other distribution channels.
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