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 declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, April 20th. Stockholders 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 1.92%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 23rd. View Discover Financial Services' Dividend History.

Discover Financial Services declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, July 26th 2017, which allows the company to buyback $2,750,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase up to 11.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS) announced its earnings results on Thursday, April, 26th. The financial services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.77 by $0.05. The financial services provider earned $2.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.58 billion. Discover Financial Services had a net margin of 18.43% and a return on equity of 22.79%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.43 earnings per share. 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 objectives for Discover Financial Services' stock. Their predictions range from $73.00 to $100.00. On average, they anticipate 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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Media headlines about DFS stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment. Accern rates the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than twenty million news and blog sources. 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 coverage optimism score of 0.10 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the financial services provider an impact score of 47.05 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future.

Discover Financial Services' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors 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 bought 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 $72.92.

Discover Financial Services has a market capitalization of $25.80 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]