NYSE:DFS - Discover Financial Services Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Discover Financial Services trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "DFS."

Discover Financial Services declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, April 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 24th will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share on Thursday, June 6th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.08%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 23rd. View Discover Financial Services' Dividend History.

Discover Financial Services declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback plan on Thursday, July 19th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $3,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 11.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January, 24th. The financial services provider reported $2.03 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.06. The financial services provider earned $2.81 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.81 billion. Discover Financial Services had a net margin of 21.25% and a return on equity of 26.22%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.51 EPS. View Discover Financial Services' Earnings History.

Discover Financial Services is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 25th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Discover Financial Services.

Discover Financial Services will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, April 25th at 6:00 PM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

13 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Discover Financial Services' stock. Their forecasts range from $74.00 to $91.00. On average, they expect Discover Financial Services' share price to reach $81.3023 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 5.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Discover Financial Services.

13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Discover Financial Services in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Discover Financial Services.

Press coverage about DFS stock has trended somewhat negative on Wednesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Discover Financial Services earned a media sentiment score of -1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the financial services provider a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is very unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future.

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Discover Financial Services' stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Investec Asset Management LTD (0.93%), Avalon Advisors LLC (0.20%), BTIM Corp. (0.14%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.12%), BB&T Corp (0.12%) and Investec Asset Management North America Inc. (0.09%). Company insiders that own Discover Financial Services stock include Carlos Minetti, Cynthia A Glassman, Daniel Peter Capozzi, David W Nelms, Diane E Offereins, Edward W Mcgrogan, Glenn P Schneider, James V Panzarino, Julie A Loeger, Kathryn Mcnamara Corley, Mary K Bush, Michael H Moskow, Michele Marrandino, R Mark Graf, Richard H Lenny and Roger C Hochschild. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Discover Financial Services.

DFS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Strs Ohio, Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC, BB&T Corp, Denali Advisors LLC, Denali Advisors LLC, First Manhattan Co., Retirement Systems of Alabama and First Quadrant L P CA. Company insiders that have sold Discover Financial Services company stock in the last year include Carlos Minetti, Cynthia A Glassman, David W Nelms, Edward W Mcgrogan, Glenn P Schneider, Kathryn Mcnamara Corley, Mary K Bush and Michael H Moskow. View Insider Buying and Selling for Discover Financial Services.

DFS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Investec Asset Management LTD, Gradient Investments LLC, Central Bank & Trust Co., BTIM Corp., Pacer Advisors Inc., Avalon Advisors LLC, KAMES CAPITAL plc and Meeder Asset Management Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Discover Financial Services stock in the last two years include Michele Marrandino and Roger C Hochschild. View Insider Buying and Selling for Discover Financial Services.

Shares of DFS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of DFS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $77.04.

Discover Financial Services has a market capitalization of $25.30 billion and generates $12.85 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $2.74 billion in net income (profit) each year or $7.79 on an earnings per share basis. Discover Financial Services employs 16,600 workers across the globe.

The official website for Discover Financial Services is http://www.discover.com.

Discover Financial Services' mailing address is 2500 Lake Cook Road, Riverwoods IL, 60015. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 224-405-0900 or via email at [email protected]