Capital One stock: Morgan Stanley cuts target for Capital One stock to USD 267

Published on 10/19/2026 at 16:07 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Results are due October 20, 2026. Capital One stock costs EUR 177.80 on October 19, 2026, minus 1.06 percent versus the Tradegate close.

Target revision and valuation

On October 12, 2026, Morgan Stanley lowered its Capital One target to USD 267.00.
Capital One reported USD 673.8 billion in total assets as of June 30, 2026.
Capital One stock costs EUR 177.80 at Lang & Schwarz on October 19, 2026 at 4:02 p.m. CEST, minus 1.06 percent versus the Tradegate close of October 16, 2026.
Capital One had a P/E ratio of 12.36 and a USD 122.5 billion market capitalization on October 19, 2026.

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Morgan Stanley lowered its Capital One price target from USD 273.00 to USD 267.00 on October 12, 2026, while retaining an Overweight rating, according to Markets Insider. The new target is 33.67 percent above Capital One's USD 199.76 NYSE price at 10:06 a.m. ET on October 19, 2026. The stock was trading at EUR 177.80 at Lang & Schwarz on October 19, 2026 at 4:02 p.m. CEST, minus 1.06 percent versus the Tradegate close of October 16, 2026.

Capital One enters earnings week

Capital One is scheduled to release third-quarter 2026 earnings on October 20, 2026, at approximately 4:05 p.m. ET and to host a conference call at 5:00 p.m. ET, according to the company's release dated September 24, 2026. The report covers the quarter ending September 30, 2026, making the next session a direct test of the consumer finance group's earnings profile.

The same release said Capital One held USD 673.8 billion in total assets and USD 484.3 billion in deposits as of June 30, 2026. Those figures provide the balance-sheet scale behind the stock's current valuation.

Price position below the yearly high

On the NYSE, Capital One traded at USD 199.76 on October 19, 2026 at 10:06 a.m. ET. The quote was 23.07 percent below the USD 259.64 52-week high and 14.65 percent above the USD 174.24 52-week low. Trading volume was 292,488 shares against an average of 3,615,857 shares at that time.

Valuation and peer comparison

Capital One's market capitalization was USD 122.5 billion and its P/E ratio was 12.36 on October 19, 2026. Synchrony Financial carried a P/E ratio of 7.52 and a USD 23.9 billion market capitalization, while American Express carried a P/E ratio of 18.85 and a USD 210.6 billion market capitalization.

Comparison with peers

Capital One (NYSE, USD): minus 1.06 percent, P/E 12.36, market capitalization USD 122.5 billion

Synchrony Financial (NYSE, USD): minus 0.20 percent, P/E 7.52, market capitalization USD 23.9 billion

American Express (NYSE, USD): minus 0.53 percent, P/E 18.85, market capitalization USD 210.6 billion

What comes next for the stock

Capital One's October 20 earnings release is the next dated event for the company. The September 24 release also identifies Capital One Financial Corporation as a NYSE-listed company under the ticker COF and describes its credit card, consumer banking and commercial banking businesses.

Capital One stock was trading at EUR 177.80 at Lang & Schwarz on October 19, 2026 at 4:02 p.m. CEST, minus 1.06 percent versus the Tradegate close of October 16, 2026 (EUR 179.70).

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Capital One stock.