NYSE:DFSDiscover Financial Services Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Discover Financial Services Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $49.50 +0.07 (+0.14 %) (As of 08/3/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$48.99Now: $49.50▼$50.3450-Day Range$46.45MA: $50.35▼$55.0852-Week Range$23.25Now: $49.50▼$87.43Volume3.60 million shsAverage Volume3.43 million shsMarket Capitalization$15.17 billionP/E Ratio15.66Dividend Yield3.56%Beta1.84 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Discover Financial Services, through its subsidiaries, operates as a direct banking and payment services company in the United States. The Direct Banking segment offers Discover-branded credit cards to individuals; and other consumer products and services, including private student loans, personal loans, home equity loans, and other consumer lending, as well as deposit products, such as certificates of deposit, money market accounts, savings accounts, checking accounts, and individual retirement arrangement certificates of deposit. The Payment Services segment operates the PULSE network, an automated teller machine, debit, and electronic funds transfer network; Diners Club International, a payments network that issues Diners Club branded charge cards and provides card acceptance services; and Discover Network that processes transactions for Discover-branded credit and debit cards, as well as provides payment transaction processing and settlement services. The company was incorporated in 1960 and is based in Riverwoods, Illinois.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 4.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingDiscover Financial Services has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.59, and is based on 11 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $63.57, Discover Financial Services has a potential upside of 28.4% from its current price of $49.50.Amount of Analyst CoverageDiscover Financial Services has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 3.3 Community Rank Outperform VotesDiscover Financial Services has received 1,211 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesDiscover Financial Services has received 648 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentDiscover Financial Services has received 65.14% “outperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Discover Financial Services and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe DFS will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe DFS will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 3.3 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldDiscover Financial Services pays a meaningful dividend of 3.56%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthDiscover Financial Services has been increasing its dividend for 9 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Discover Financial Services is 19.38%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Discover Financial Services will have a dividend payout ratio of 34.58% next year. This indicates that Discover Financial Services will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 4.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Discover Financial Services insiders have bought 428.63% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $499,675.00 in company stock and sold $94,522.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.55% of the stock of Discover Financial Services is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions82.64% of the stock of Discover Financial Services is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 2.5 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Discover Financial Services are expected to grow by 561.04% in the coming year, from $0.77 to $5.09 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Discover Financial Services is 15.66, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 18.17.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Discover Financial Services is 15.66, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 14.92.Price to Book Value per Share RatioDiscover Financial Services has a P/B Ratio of 1.37. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 4.3Community Rank: 3.3Dividend Strength: 3.3Insider Behavior: 4.0Valuation: 2.5 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™3.49 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Personal credit institutions Sub-IndustryConsumer Finance SectorFinance Current SymbolNYSE:DFS Previous Symbol CUSIP25470910 CIK1393612 Webwww.discover.com Phone224-405-0900Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio2.70 Current Ratio1.18 Quick Ratio1.18Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio15.66 Forward P/E Ratio64.29 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$13.99 billion Price / Sales1.08 Cash Flow$9.50 per share Price / Cash Flow5.21 Book Value$36.04 per share Price / Book1.37Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$9.08 Net Income$2.96 billion Net Margins7.65% Return on Equity10.45% Return on Assets0.93%Miscellaneous Employees17,200 Outstanding Shares306,420,000Market Cap$15.17 billion Next Earnings Date10/27/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable $49.50 +0.07 (+0.14 %) (As of 08/3/2020 04:00 PM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive DFS News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for DFS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS) Frequently Asked Questions How has Discover Financial Services' stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Discover Financial Services' stock was trading at $53.20 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, DFS stock has decreased by 7.0% and is now trading at $49.50. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Discover Financial Services? 17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Discover Financial Services in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 5 hold ratings and 11 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Discover Financial Services. When is Discover Financial Services' next earnings date? Discover Financial Services is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 27th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Discover Financial Services. How were Discover Financial Services' earnings last quarter? Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 22nd. The financial services provider reported ($1.20) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.05 by $1.25. The financial services provider earned $2.66 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.63 billion. Discover Financial Services had a return on equity of 10.45% and a net margin of 7.65%. View Discover Financial Services' earnings history. How often does Discover Financial Services pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Discover Financial Services? Discover Financial Services announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 21st. Investors of record on Thursday, August 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.44 per share on Thursday, September 3rd. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.56%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 19th. View Discover Financial Services' dividend history. What price target have analysts set for DFS? 17 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Discover Financial Services' stock. Their forecasts range from $32.00 to $94.00. On average, they expect Discover Financial Services' stock price to reach $63.57 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 28.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Discover Financial Services. Has Discover Financial Services been receiving favorable news coverage? Media headlines about DFS stock have trended somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Discover Financial Services earned a media sentiment score of -1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the financial services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news about Discover Financial Services. Are investors shorting Discover Financial Services? Discover Financial Services saw a drop in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 9,180,000 shares, a drop of 9.7% from the June 30th total of 10,170,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 5,280,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.7 days. Currently, 3.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Discover Financial Services' Current Options Chain. Who are some of Discover Financial Services' key competitors? Some companies that are related to Discover Financial Services include American Express (AXP), Capital One Financial (COF), Credit Acceptance (CACC), Green Dot (GDOT), SLM (SLM), FirstCash (FCFS), Nelnet (NNI), Pra Group (PRAA), Encore Capital Group (ECPG), World Acceptance (WRLD), EZCORP (EZPW), Regional Management (RM), Nicholas Financial (NICK) and Asta Funding (ASFI). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Discover Financial Services own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Discover Financial Services investors own include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), AT&T (T), Intel (INTC), CVS Health (CVS), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Walt Disney (DIS), Visa (V), AbbVie (ABBV), Bank of America (BAC) and Verizon Communications (VZ). Who are Discover Financial Services' key executives? Discover Financial Services' management team includes the following people: Mr. Roger Crosby Hochschild, CEO, Pres & Director (Age 54)Mr. R. Mark Graf, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 55)Mr. Carlos M. Minetti, Exec. VP & Pres of Consumer Banking (Age 56)Ms. Diane E. Offereins, Exec. VP & Pres of Payment Services (Age 61)Ms. Julie A. Loeger, Exec. VP & Pres of US Cards (Age 55) What is Discover Financial Services' stock symbol? Discover Financial Services trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "DFS." Who are Discover Financial Services' major shareholders? Discover Financial Services' stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.43%), First Trust Advisors LP (0.40%), UBS Group AG (0.33%), Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.27%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.15%) and Alley Co LLC (0.15%). 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, John Greene, Kathryn Mcnamara Corley, Mary K Bush, Michael H Moskow, R Mark Graf, Robert Andrew Eichfeld, Roger C Hochschild and Wanjiku Juanita Walcott. View institutional ownership trends for Discover Financial Services. Which major investors are selling Discover Financial Services stock? DFS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Douglass Winthrop Advisors LLC, First Trust Advisors LP, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Boston Trust Walden Corp, Robecosam AG, Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A., Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, and Central Bank & Trust Co.. View insider buying and selling activity for Discover Financial Services. Which major investors are buying Discover Financial Services stock? DFS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including UBS Group AG, SeaTown Holdings Pte. Ltd., Alley Co LLC, Gradient Investments LLC, Veracity Capital LLC, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc., and Meritage Portfolio Management. Company insiders that have bought Discover Financial Services stock in the last two years include John Greene, Robert Andrew Eichfeld, Roger C Hochschild, and Wanjiku Juanita Walcott. View insider buying and selling activity for Discover Financial Services. How do I buy shares of 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is Discover Financial Services' stock price today? One share of DFS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $49.50. How big of a company is Discover Financial Services? Discover Financial Services has a market capitalization of $15.17 billion and generates $13.99 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $2.96 billion in net income (profit) each year or $9.08 on an earnings per share basis. Discover Financial Services employs 17,200 workers across the globe. What is Discover Financial Services' official website? The official website for Discover Financial Services is www.discover.com. How can I contact Discover Financial Services? Discover Financial Services' mailing address is 2500 Lake Cook Road, Riverwoods IL, 60015. 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