Capital One stock: UBS cuts target to USD 274, keeps Buy

UBS lowered its price target for Capital One Financial from 280 US dollars to 274 US dollars in a research note issued on Monday, November 2, while retaining its Buy rating. MarketBeat reported the change, citing Benzinga. The adjustment gives investors a fresh valuation signal after the bank's latest quarterly results.

Capital One stock traded at 189.30 euros on Lang & Schwarz at 12:38 CET on Wednesday, November 4, 2026. The real-time quote of Capital One stock is available on the stock page.

Results underpin the analyst view

Capital One reported quarterly earnings per share of 6.69 US dollars, beating the consensus estimate by 1.16 US dollars, according to MarketBeat. Revenue rose 6.4 percent year over year to 16.31 billion US dollars and exceeded the 16.25 billion US dollar estimate.

The figures provide context for UBS's decision to keep its positive rating even as it reduced the target. The lower objective signals a more cautious valuation view, but the unchanged Buy assessment indicates that UBS still sees upside relative to its valuation framework.

MarketBeat said 20 analysts tracked by the service rated the shares Buy and four rated them Hold. The resulting consensus was Moderate Buy, with an average target of 256.50 US dollars. That average remained below UBS's revised target, placing the UBS view above the broader analyst average.

Credit and valuation remain key

For investors, the latest results combine stronger earnings with the continuing integration of Discover, while credit costs remain an important factor for a large consumer lender. The MarketBeat report also cited a 12-month trading range of 174.24 to 259.64 US dollars and a market capitalization of 129.16 billion US dollars.

The current euro quotation cannot be compared here with a dated Xetra close. Investors should therefore read the Lang & Schwarz price as a time-specific trading indication rather than as a completed-session performance measure.

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