NYSE:DFS - Discover Financial Services Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Discover Financial Services announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, April 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 24th will be paid a dividend of $0.35 per share on Thursday, June 7th. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.91%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 23rd. View Discover Financial Services' Dividend History.

Discover Financial Services announced that its board has authorized a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, July 26th 2017, which allows the company to repurchase $2,750,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to buy up to 11.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS) released its earnings results on Thursday, April, 26th. The financial services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.77 by $0.05. The financial services provider had revenue of $2.58 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.58 billion. Discover Financial Services had a return on equity of 22.79% and a net margin of 18.43%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.43 EPS. View Discover Financial Services' Earnings History.

Discover Financial Services is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July, 25th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Discover Financial Services.

23 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Discover Financial Services' shares. Their forecasts range from $73.00 to $100.00. On average, they expect Discover Financial Services' stock price to reach $85.3965 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Discover Financial Services.

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News articles about DFS stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Discover Financial Services earned a media sentiment score of 0.05 on Accern's scale. They also assigned headlines about the financial services provider an impact score of 46.66 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days.

Discover Financial Services' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (6.94%), Boston Partners (3.49%), Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. (2.17%), LSV Asset Management (1.95%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.28%) and Northern Trust Corp (1.16%). Company insiders that own Discover Financial Services stock include Carlos Minetti, Daniel Peter Capozzi, David W Nelms, Diane E Offereins, Edward W Mcgrogan, Glenn P Schneider, James V Panzarino, Julie A Loeger, Kathryn Mcnamara Corley, Lawrence A Weinbach, 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 Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Element Capital Management LLC, Columbus Hill Capital Management L.P., Principal Financial Group Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc., Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec, O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC and Epoch Investment Partners Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Discover Financial Services company stock in the last year include Carlos Minetti, Daniel Peter Capozzi, David W Nelms, Diane E Offereins, Edward W Mcgrogan, Glenn P Schneider, Kathryn Mcnamara Corley, Mary K Bush, Michael H Moskow, R Mark Graf, Richard H Lenny and Roger C Hochschild. View Insider Buying and Selling for Discover Financial Services.

DFS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc., Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc., FIL Ltd, Natixis, OppenheimerFunds Inc., BlackRock Inc., Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. and Summit Trail Advisors LLC. 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 $73.42.

Discover Financial Services has a market capitalization of $25.49 billion and generates $11.55 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $2.10 billion in net income (profit) each year or $5.98 on an earnings per share basis. Discover Financial Services employs 16,500 workers across the globe.

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]