Capital One Financial Corporation

NYSE:COF.PRJ Stock Report

Market Cap: US$56.4b

Capital One Financial Valuation

Is COF.PRJ undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of COF.PRJ when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: COF.PRJ ($20.71) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($27.88)

Significantly Below Fair Value: COF.PRJ is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for COF.PRJ?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

COF.PRJ key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenuen/a
Enterprise Value/EBITDAn/a
PEG Ratio1x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does COF.PRJ's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for COF.PRJ vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average13.4x
DFS Discover Financial Services
12.4x6.5%US$34.7b
SYF Synchrony Financial
6.6x-6.3%US$19.4b
AXP American Express
19.9x6.4%US$190.6b
ALLY Ally Financial
14.9x29.8%US$10.6b
COF.PRJ Capital One Financial
14x14.3%US$56.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: COF.PRJ is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14x) compared to the peer average (13.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does COF.PRJ's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Consumer Finance Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a12.9%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: COF.PRJ is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14x) compared to the US Consumer Finance industry average (9.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is COF.PRJ's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

COF.PRJ PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio14x
Fair PE Ratio21.3x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: COF.PRJ is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.3x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.


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