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:

• 10/27/2026 – Capital One Financial had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Evercore. They now have a $230.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/22/2026 – Capital One Financial had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group.
• 10/21/2026 – Capital One Financial was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 10/21/2026 – Capital One Financial had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $242.00 to $250.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/21/2026 – Capital One Financial had its price target raised by Piper Sandler from $260.00 to $269.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/21/2026 – Capital One Financial had its price target raised by Citigroup from $280.00 to $285.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/21/2026 – Capital One Financial had its price target raised by Barclays from $237.00 to $238.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/21/2026 – Capital One Financial had its price target raised by BMO Capital Markets from $219.00 to $225.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 10/21/2026 – Capital One Financial had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $227.00 to $241.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/12/2026 – Capital One Financial had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $273.00 to $267.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/12/2026 – Capital One Financial had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $246.00 to $227.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/9/2026 – Capital One Financial is now covered by BMO Capital Markets. They set a “market perform” rating and a $219.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/8/2026 – Capital One Financial was upgraded by BMO Capital Markets to “hold”.
• 10/6/2026 – Capital One Financial was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “hold (c+)”.
• 10/6/2026 – Capital One Financial had its price target lowered by TD Cowen from $253.00 to $242.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/5/2026 – Capital One Financial had its price target lowered by Barclays from $240.00 to $237.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/1/2026 – Capital One Financial was given a new $220.00 price target by Evercore.
• 9/29/2026 – Capital One Financial had its price target lowered by Citigroup from $295.00 to $280.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 9/28/2026 – Capital One Financial had its price target raised by Piper Sandler from $254.00 to $260.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 17th were given a $0.80 dividend. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 17th. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 18.89%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Capital One Financial news, insider Michael Zamsky sold 5,473 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $218.02, for a total value of $1,193,223.46. Following the sale, the insider owned 27,992 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,102,815.84. This trade represents a 16.35% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, General Counsel Matthew Cooper sold 3,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.22, for a total value of $686,770.00. Following the transaction, the general counsel owned 79,694 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,637,556.68. This trade represents a 4.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 37,664 shares of company stock valued at $7,914,162 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.78% of the company’s stock.

Capital One Financial Corporation is a diversified financial services company headquartered in McLean, Virginia. Founded in 1994, the company operates as a bank holding company through Capital One, N.A., providing financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial customers.

Capital One is best known for its credit card business, which offers a range of consumer and business cards. Its other activities include consumer banking products such as checking and savings accounts, auto loans and retail banking services, as well as commercial banking services for businesses and institutions.

The company primarily serves customers in the United States through digital channels, branches and other distribution networks.