Capital One Financial Corp Analyst Ratings

COFNYSE
$202.50
-3.21-1.56%
At close: Apr 21, 5:00 PM EST
$198.13
-4.37-2.16%
After Hours: 7:59 PM EST
Earnings: Q1 2026 Earnings were released on Tue Apr 21st, after the market close
Conference Call: The most recent conference call started at 5:00 PM, 1 day ago
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Consensus Rating1
Buy
Highest Price Target1
$310.00
Lowest Price Target1
$125.00
Consensus Price Target1
$229.76

Capital One Financial Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:COF | Benzinga

Capital One Financial Corp has a consensus price target of $229.76 based on the ratings of 25 analysts. The high is $310 issued by Citigroup on December 31, 2025. The low is $125 issued by BMO Capital on January 29, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, and Wells Fargo on April 16, 2026, April 9, 2026, and April 9, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $248.67 between Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, and Wells Fargo, there's an implied 25.51% upside for Capital One Financial Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.

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Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1

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Evercore ISI Group

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Analyst Ratings for Capital One Financial

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What is the target price for Capital One Financial (COF) stock?

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The latest price target for Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) was reported by Morgan Stanley on April 16, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $273.00 expecting COF to rise to within 12 months (a possible 37.79% upside). 44 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.

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What is the most recent analyst rating for Capital One Financial (COF)?

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The latest analyst rating for Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) was provided by Morgan Stanley, and Capital One Financial maintained their overweight rating.

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When was the last upgrade for Capital One Financial (COF)?

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The last upgrade for Capital One Financial Corp happened on April 9, 2026 when JP Morgan raised their price target to $213. JP Morgan previously had a neutral for Capital One Financial Corp.

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When was the last downgrade for Capital One Financial (COF)?

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The last downgrade for Capital One Financial Corp happened on December 9, 2024 when B of A Securities changed their price target from $203 to $200 for Capital One Financial Corp.

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When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Capital One Financial (COF)?

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Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Capital One Financial, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Capital One Financial was filed on April 16, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around April 16, 2027.

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Is the Analyst Rating Capital One Financial (COF) correct?

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While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Capital One Financial (COF) rating was a maintained with a price target of $300.00 to $273.00. The current price Capital One Financial (COF) is trading at is $198.13, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.