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 yield of 1.88%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 23rd. View Discover Financial Services' Dividend History.

Discover Financial Services announced that its board has authorized a share buyback 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 repurchase 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) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 26th. The financial services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.77 by $0.05. The financial services provider earned $2.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.58 billion. Discover Financial Services had a net margin of 18.43% and a return on equity of 22.79%. Discover Financial Services's revenue was up 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $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 target prices for Discover Financial Services' shares. Their forecasts range from $73.00 to $100.00. On average, they anticipate Discover Financial Services' stock price to reach $85.3965 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Discover Financial Services.

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Media headlines about DFS stock have trended somewhat positive on Tuesday, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Discover Financial Services earned a daily sentiment score of 0.09 on Accern's scale. They also gave news articles about the financial services provider an impact score of 48.37 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

Discover Financial Services' stock is owned by many different 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 $74.59.

Discover Financial Services has a market capitalization of $26.02 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]