Forget Capital One and Discover: Truist, American Express Are Better Stocks to Buy

By Jason Hall – Mar 30, 2024 at 5:00AM

NYSE: COF

Capital One Financial

Market Cap

$54B

Today's Change

(0.54%) $0.76

Current Price

$141.81

Price as of May 17, 2024, 4:00 p.m. ET

Best of breed and margin of safety matter when buying banks.

In this video, Motley Fool contributor Jason Hall breaks down the coming Capital One (COF 0.54%) and Discover Financial (DFS 0.49%) tie-up that will make a new credit card giant, and why he thinks investors should look to American Express (AXP 0.62%) and Truist Financial (TFC -0.45%) instead.

*Stock prices used were from the afternoon of March 26, 2024. The video was published on March 29, 2024.

Discover Financial Services is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. American Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Jason Hall has positions in Truist Financial. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Truist Financial. The Motley Fool recommends Discover Financial Services. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Jason Hall is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.