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$210.771d +4.5%5d +4.2%settled close · 2026-11-02
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Mkt cap $131B (11/2)β 1.2852w $176–258Shares 621.9MInd. National Commercial BanksNYSE since 1994Emp. 76,300HQ Mclean, VAcapitalone.com
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19 long1 shortlatest 2026-10-20
| Date | Voice | Stance | Venue | Thesis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | Unknown | Bullish | CNBC (uncut) | Capital One delivered better credit quality and lower expenses alongside an earnings and revenue beat… |
| 2026-10-15 | Jim Cramer (CNBC)Host, CNBC's Mad Money | Bullish | CNBC (uncut) | Richard Fairbank is strong management and the Discover merger provides a growth catalyst that the market… |
| 2026-10-14 | Cheryl PateSenior portfolio manager, Angel Oak Capital Advisors | Bullish | Bloomberg Open Interest | Capital One is a digital banking beneficiary as heavy technology investment by consumer finance companies… |
| 2026-10-12 | Chris DavisChairman, Davis Advisors | Bullish | Excess Returns Clips | Capital One is the most successful fintech in history, still founder-led, and its annual report demonstrates… |
| 2026-10-09 | Chris DavisChairman, Davis Advisors | Bullish | Excess Returns | Capital One is the most AI-ready financial institution, far ahead of peers, founder-led, and deeply… |
| 2026-06-05 | Chris DavisChairman, Davis Advisors | Bullish | Bloomberg Podcasts | Capital One trades at 9-10x earnings and 1.2x book despite being a fintech and data science company with a… |
| 2026-05-19 | Chris DavisChairman, Davis Advisors | Bullish | Insightful Investor | Capital One is a top-10 global company in AI and machine learning patents, making it a prime AI beneficiary… |
| 2026-04-27 | Chris DavisChairman, Davis Advisors | Bullish | Excess Returns | Capital One is functionally a top-tier fintech and data company — founded that way, still run by its founder… |
| 2026-03-26 | Chris DavisChairman, Davis Advisors | Bullish | InvestmentNews TV | Capital One is a fintech company in disguise, still founder-led, and ranks top five in the US for AI patents… |
| 2026-02-23 | Chris DavisChairman, Davis Advisors | Bullish | Bloomberg ETF IQ | Capital One is America's foremost fintech franchise with a top-10 AI patent position and a 30-year… |
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| Date | Voice | Stance | Venue | Thesis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-23 | Bryn Talkington (Requisite)Managing Partner, Requisite Capital | Bullish | CNBC Halftime Final Trades | Capital One is vertically integrated owning the payment rails via Discover, is the issuer, and now has B2B… |
| 2026-01-12 | Brenton | Bullish | CNBC Halftime Final Trades | Regulatory/deal concerns are overdone with low probability of being a problem; strong founder-CEO and company… |
| 2025-11-05 | Bill NygrenPortfolio manager, Oakmark Funds | Bullish | The World According To Boyar | Capital One is a leader in AI adoption within financial services, trading at roughly 12x earnings, so even if… |
| 2025-10-27 | Jim Cramer (CNBC)Host, CNBC's Mad Money | Bullish | The Compound | Capital One's acquisition of Discover gives it a proprietary payment network comparable to Visa/Mastercard… |
| 2025-10-03 | Stephanie Link (Hightower)Chief Investment Strategist, Hightower | Bullish | CNBC Halftime Final Trades | Capital One offers value with the pending Discover Financial acquisition providing a strategic catalyst |
| 2025-10-01 | Joe Terranova (Virtus)Chief market strategist, Virtus | Bearish | CNBC Halftime Final Trades | Consumer finance names are levered to a strong economy that is clearly deteriorating, with subprime auto… |
| 2025-01-02 | Chris DavisChairman, Davis Advisors | Bullish | Barron's | Capital One is the original fintech company and a growth stock in disguise — durable banking franchise with… |
| 2023-08-16 | Bill NygrenPortfolio manager, Oakmark Funds | Bullish | Morningstar, Inc. | Capital One's transactional deposit base is immune to deposit flight, its short-duration credit card and auto… |
| 2023-04-19 | Bill NygrenPortfolio manager, Oakmark Funds | Bullish | CNBC Television | Capital One benefits from large-bank efficiency advantages and seasoned deposits, making it mispriced after… |
| 2020-12-14 | Bill NygrenPortfolio manager, Oakmark Funds | Bullish | CNBC Television | Trading below tangible book as the low-cost, most tech-invested credit card provider at a single-digit PE on… |
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Earnings
Next report: 20 Jan 2027 after the close
Confirmed date · consensus EPS 4.96. Reactions below are the next settled session over the prior close.
| Report | When | EPS actual vs est. | Reaction |
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| 20 Oct 2026 | after the close | 6.69 vs 5.56 | -1.6% |
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Notable options days
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