Capital One Financial (COF) Set to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) will announce its earnings results after the market closes on Thursday, April 25th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $3.40 per share for the quarter. Individual that are interested in registering for the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 25th. The financial services provider reported $2.24 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.50 by ($0.26). Capital One Financial had a net margin of 9.88% and a return on equity of 9.24%. The business had revenue of $9.51 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.45 billion. On average, analysts expect Capital One Financial to post $14 EPS for the current fiscal year and $16 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Capital One Financial Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of COF stock opened at $147.89 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. The firm has a market cap of $56.25 billion, a PE ratio of 12.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.48. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $139.82 and a 200-day moving average of $125.28. Capital One Financial has a 12 month low of $83.93 and a 12 month high of $149.94.

Capital One Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 23rd. Investors of record on Monday, February 12th were issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 9th. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.62%. Capital One Financial’s payout ratio is currently 20.08%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently commented on the company. Wolfe Research upgraded Capital One Financial from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $189.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 4th. Robert W. Baird lowered shares of Capital One Financial from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $150.00 to $145.00 in a research note on Monday, January 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft started coverage on shares of Capital One Financial in a research report on Wednesday, January 10th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $153.00 price target for the company. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $142.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 21st. Finally, Evercore ISI increased their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $142.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 28th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Capital One Financial has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $137.05.

About Capital One Financial

Capital One Financial Corporation operates as the financial services holding company for the Capital One, National Association, which engages in the provision of various financial products and services in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. It operates through three segments: Credit Card, Consumer Banking, and Commercial Banking.