We recently published 9 Stocks Jim Cramer Talked About. Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) is one of the stocks on Jim Cramer talked about.
Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) is one of the largest banks in America. The stock has been on Jim Cramer’s radar for quite some time due to its Discover Financial acquisition. The CNBC TV host believes that the deal will allow Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) to become a key and major player in the payment card market. RBC Capital raised the firm’s price target to $275 from $255 and kept a Sector Perform rating on the shares in January. The financial firm explained that Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) could continue to benefit in 2026 from the strong consumer finance trends that the bank experienced in the fourth quarter of 2025. RBC’s comments came after Bank of America and BTIG had discussed Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF)’s shares in December. The former had raised the share price target to $268 from $248 and kept a Buy rating. BofA commented that the bank’s November credit metrics indicated strong performance. BTIG bumped the share price target to $308 from $264. Recently, President Trump proposed a 10% cap on credit card interest. Cramer discussed Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) in this context:
“Richard Fairbank runs Capital One, he will be excoriated.”
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