Capital One Financial Market Sentiment

Market sentiment signals for Capital One Financial (COF): analyst consensus, short interest, options flow and insider activity.

Key Signals

Analyst Consensus▲ Buy

Short Interest▲ 1.4% short float

Options Flow▲ 0.85 P/C ratio

Insider Activity— N/A

Analyst Consensus

Buy

23 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

0.85

More calls — Bullish

3,869 calls · 3,303 puts

Avg Consensus PT

$252

+20.9%

Highest Price Target

$310

+48.9%

Citigroup

Lowest Price Target

$200

-3.9%

Baird

Short Interest

1.4%

Declining — Bullish

Insider Activity (30d)

—

Short Interest — % of Float

Recent Analyst Actions

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Oct 21, 2026	Citigroup	Benjamin Gerlinger—	+36.9%	$280 → $285	Maintained	Buy
Oct 21, 2026	BMO Capital	Andrew Bauch—	+8.1%	$219 → $225	Maintained	Market Perform
Oct 21, 2026	JP Morgan	Richard Shane—	+15.8%	$227 → $241	Maintained	Overweight
Oct 21, 2026	Piper Sandler	Bill Carcache—	+29.2%	$260 → $269	Maintained	Overweight
Oct 21, 2026	TD Cowen	Moshe Orenbuch—	+20.1%	$242 → $250	Maintained	Buy
Oct 21, 2026	Barclays	Terry Ma—	+14.3%	$237 → $238	Maintained	Overweight
Oct 12, 2026	JP Morgan	Richard Shane—	+9.0%	$246 → $227	Maintained	Overweight
Oct 12, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Jeffrey Adelson—	+28.2%	$273 → $267	Maintained	Overweight
Oct 9, 2026	BMO Capital	Andrew Bauch—	+5.2%	$219	Initiate	Market Perform
Oct 6, 2026	TD Cowen	Moshe Orenbuch—	+16.2%	$253 → $242	Maintained	Buy
Oct 5, 2026	Barclays	Terry Ma—	+13.8%	$240 → $237	Maintained	Overweight
Oct 1, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	John Pancari—	+5.7%	$230 → $220	Maintained	Outperform
Sep 30, 2026	Citigroup	Benjamin Gerlinger—	+34.5%	$295 → $280	Maintained	Buy
Sep 28, 2026	Piper Sandler	Bill Carcache—	+24.9%	$254 → $260	Maintained	Overweight
Aug 25, 2026	Wolfe Research	Darrin Peller—	+32.1%	$255 → $275	Maintained	Outperform
Aug 3, 2026	UBS	Erika Najarian—	+34.5%	$275 → $280	Maintained	Buy
Jul 28, 2026	Citigroup	Benjamin Gerlinger—	+41.7%	$310 → $295	Maintained	Buy
Jul 28, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	John Pancari—	+10.5%	$222 → $230	Maintained	Outperform
Jul 22, 2026	Barclays	Terry Ma—	+15.3%	$242 → $240	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 13, 2026	JP Morgan	Richard Shane—	+17.7%	$215 → $245	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 13, 2026	HSBC	Saul Martinez—	+10.0%	$226 → $229	Upgrade	Hold→Buy
Jul 9, 2026	B of A Securities	Mihir Bhatia—	+11.0%	$234 → $231	Maintained	Buy
Jul 7, 2026	TD Cowen	Moshe Orenbuch—	+21.5%	$260 → $253	Maintained	Buy
Jul 7, 2026	UBS	Erika Najarian—	+32.1%	$270 → $275	Maintained	Buy
Jun 30, 2026	Piper Sandler	Bill Carcache—	+22.0%	$254	Initiate	Neutral→Overweight