9 Stocks Jim Cramer Talked About

5. Capital One Financial Corp (NYSE:COF)

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Capital One Financial Corp (NYSE:COF) remained one of Jim Cramer’s favorite bank stocks in 2025. The CNBC TV host praised the bank’s acquisition of Discover Financial throughout the year due to the deal’s potential to boost the bank’s credit card business. Late December and early January have also seen optimistic takes from analysts for Capital One Financial Corp (NYSE:COF)’s shares. For instance, in late December, Citi bumped the bank’s share price target to $310 from $290. On January 5th, Wells Fargo increased the share price target to $280 from $265 and kept an Overweight rating. It pointed out that Capital One Financial Corp (NYSE:COF) could benefit from developments in the consumer finance sector. As for Cramer, he continued to praise the Discover deal:

“Well look at Capital One. That move in Capital One is extraordinary yet it still sells at 12 times earnings. And they’re going to have their own credit card with their own back office as they bought Discover. . . this is the group to own. . .if you’re worried about high price to earnings multiples.”