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Discover Financial Services (DFS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Discover Financial Services Short Interest Data

Discover Financial Services (DFS) has a short interest of 4.42 million shares, representing 1.77% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -12.30% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.0, indicating that it would take 2.0 days of the average trading volume of 1.62 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
4,420,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
5,040,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-12.30%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$707.35 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
251,605,000 shares
Float Size
250,170,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.77%
Today's Trading Volume
2,862,116 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,622,470 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
176%
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Discover Financial Services Short Interest History

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/15/20254,420,000 shares $707.35 million -12.3%1.8%2 $160.03
3/31/20255,040,000 shares $861.35 million -6.8%2.0%2.3 $170.90
3/15/20255,410,000 shares $890.86 million +2.1%2.2%2.9 $164.67
2/28/20255,300,000 shares $1.04 billion +15.0%2.1%3.2 $195.38
2/15/20254,610,000 shares $904.20 million +34.0%1.8%3 $196.14
1/31/20253,440,000 shares $691.75 million +16.2%1.4%2.2 $201.09
1/15/20252,960,000 shares $554.97 million -0.7%1.2%1.8 $187.49
12/31/20242,980,000 shares $516.23 million -4.2%1.2%1.9 $173.23
12/15/20243,110,000 shares $547.36 million +11.1%1.2%2 $176.00
11/30/20242,800,000 shares $510.80 million -16.4%1.1%1.8 $182.43
11/15/20243,350,000 shares $589.67 million -21.6%1.3%2.1 $176.02
10/31/20244,270,000 shares $633.80 million +13.0%1.7%2.9 $148.43
10/15/20243,780,000 shares $556.19 million +32.6%1.5%3.2 $147.14
9/30/20242,850,000 shares $399.91 million +22.8%1.1%2.3 $140.32
9/15/20242,320,000 shares $304.69 million +3.1%0.9%1.8 $131.33
8/31/20242,250,000 shares $312.10 million -4.3%0.9%1.8 $138.71
8/15/20242,350,000 shares $307.29 million -24.9%0.9%1.8 $130.76
7/31/20243,130,000 shares $450.66 million +34.3%1.3%2.4 $143.98
7/15/20242,330,000 shares $319.35 million -12.1%0.9%1.7 $137.06
6/30/20242,650,000 shares $346.65 million +14.7%1.1%2.1 $130.81
6/15/20242,310,000 shares $281.82 million +5.5%0.9%1.9 $122.00
5/31/20242,190,000 shares $268.91 million +9.0%0.9%1.7 $122.79
5/15/20242,010,000 shares $254.73 million -9.9%0.8%1.4 $126.73
4/30/20242,230,000 shares $282.61 million -19.2%0.9%1.1 $126.73
4/15/20242,760,000 shares $334.82 million -2.5%1.1%1.3 $121.31
3/31/20242,830,000 shares $370.98 million -4.4%1.1%1.2 $131.09
3/15/20242,960,000 shares $355.91 million +6.9%1.2%1.2 $120.24
2/29/20242,770,000 shares $334.34 million -4.5%1.1%1.1 $120.70
2/15/20242,900,000 shares $321.06 million -9.9%1.2%1.1 $110.71
1/31/20243,220,000 shares $339.77 million +11.0%1.3%1.5 $105.52
1/15/20242,900,000 shares $317.64 million -2.4%1.2%1.3 $109.53
12/31/20232,970,000 shares $333.83 million -29.6%1.2%1.4 $112.40
12/15/20234,220,000 shares $447.45 million -19.8%1.7%1.8 $106.03
11/30/20235,260,000 shares $489.18 million -24.9%2.1%2.2 $93.00
11/15/20237,000,000 shares $599.62 million +56.3%2.8%3.2 $85.66
10/31/20234,480,000 shares $367.72 million -8.2%1.8%1.8 $82.08
10/15/20234,880,000 shares $436.27 million +17.0%2.0%1.9 $89.40
9/30/20234,170,000 shares $361.25 million -4.1%1.7%1.6 $86.63
9/15/20234,350,000 shares $390.37 million +13.6%1.8%1.9 $89.74
8/31/20233,830,000 shares $344.97 million -24.2%1.5%1.5 $90.07
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8/15/20235,050,000 shares $469.40 million +7.7%2.0%2 $92.95
7/31/20234,690,000 shares $495.03 million -8.4%1.9%2.2 $105.55
7/15/20235,120,000 shares $607.03 million -9.1%2.0%2.3 $118.56
6/30/20235,630,000 shares $657.87 million -28.4%2.2%2.8 $116.85
6/15/20237,860,000 shares $921.59 million +14.2%3.1%3.8 $117.25
5/31/20236,880,000 shares $706.58 million +40.1%2.7%3.2 $102.70
5/15/20234,910,000 shares $476.47 million +17.8%1.9%2.3 $97.04
4/30/20234,170,000 shares $431.47 million -8.8%1.7%2 $103.47
4/15/20234,570,000 shares $462.35 million +0.7%1.8%2 $101.17
3/31/20234,540,000 shares $448.73 million -6.8%1.7%1.8 $98.84
3/15/20234,870,000 shares $468.74 million +16.8%2.0%2 $96.25
2/28/20234,170,000 shares $467.04 million -8.4%1.6%1.8 $112.00
2/15/20234,550,000 shares $524.39 million -18.5%1.7%2 $115.25
1/31/20235,580,000 shares $651.35 million +9.4%2.1%2.4 $116.73
1/15/20235,100,000 shares $546.72 million +8.5%1.9%2.4 $107.20
12/30/20224,700,000 shares $459.80 million +43.3%1.7%2.4 $97.83
12/15/20223,280,000 shares $324.33 million +1.6%1.2%1.8 $98.88
11/30/20223,230,000 shares $350.00 million -20.6%1.2%1.8 $108.36
11/15/20224,070,000 shares $421.77 million +26.8%1.5%2.4 $103.63
10/31/20223,210,000 shares $335.32 million -57.4%1.2%2 $104.46
10/15/20227,540,000 shares $687.65 million +107.7%2.8%4.7 $91.20
9/30/20223,630,000 shares $330.04 million -0.6%1.3%2.2 $90.92
9/15/20223,650,000 shares $368.32 million +10.3%1.3%2.1 $100.91
8/31/20223,310,000 shares $332.62 million +16.6%1.2%1.8 $100.49
8/15/20222,840,000 shares $309.08 million -27.6%1.0%1.5 $108.83
7/31/20223,920,000 shares $395.92 million -7.1%1.4%2 $101.00
7/15/20224,220,000 shares $438.92 million +2.2%1.5%2.1 $104.01
6/30/20224,130,000 shares $390.62 million -14.9%N/A2.3 $94.58
6/15/20224,850,000 shares $459.20 million -5.3%N/A2.7 $94.68
5/31/20225,120,000 shares $581.07 million +18.0%1.8%3 $113.49
5/15/20224,340,000 shares $455.27 million -4.2%1.6%2.4 $104.90
4/30/20224,530,000 shares $509.44 million -9.9%1.6%2.6 $112.46
4/15/20225,030,000 shares $564.27 million +0.4%1.8%2.9 $112.18
3/31/20225,010,000 shares $552.05 million -11.0%1.8%2.7 $110.19
3/15/20225,630,000 shares $620.93 million -6.6%1.9%3 $110.29
2/28/20226,030,000 shares $744.34 million +10.9%2.1%3.3 $123.44
2/15/20225,440,000 shares $693.76 million +10.3%1.9%3 $127.53
1/31/20224,930,000 shares $570.65 million -9.0%1.7%2.8 $115.75
1/15/20225,420,000 shares $691.27 million +6.5%1.9%2.9 $127.54
12/31/20215,090,000 shares $588.20 million -17.9%1.7%2.8 $115.56
12/15/20216,200,000 shares $712.94 million +16.3%2.1%3.4 $114.99
11/30/20215,330,000 shares $574.84 million -1.3%1.8%3 $107.85
11/15/20215,400,000 shares $638.17 million -6.7%1.9%3.2 $118.18
10/29/20215,790,000 shares $656.12 million -2.4%2.0%3.5 $113.32
10/15/20215,930,000 shares $766.57 million -1.3%2.0%3.9 $129.27
9/30/20216,010,000 shares $738.33 million -7.0%2.0%3.9 $122.85
9/15/20216,460,000 shares $796.91 million +3.7%2.2%3.9 $123.36
8/31/20216,230,000 shares $798.81 million +18.0%2.1%3.8 $128.22
8/13/20215,280,000 shares $714.81 million +10.2%1.8%3.1 $135.38
7/30/20214,790,000 shares $595.49 million +6.2%1.6%2.7 $124.32
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7/15/20214,510,000 shares $557.03 million -14.7%1.5%2.4 $123.51
6/30/20215,290,000 shares $625.75 million +14.5%1.7%2.7 $118.29
6/15/20214,620,000 shares $568.31 million +2.9%1.5%2.4 $123.01
5/28/20214,490,000 shares $526.50 million -12.5%1.5%2.1 $117.26
5/14/20215,130,000 shares $588.56 million -11.3%1.7%2.3 $114.73
4/30/20215,780,000 shares $661.06 million +1.4%1.9%2.5 $114.37
4/15/20215,700,000 shares $577.52 million -7.3%1.9%2.2 $101.32
3/31/20216,150,000 shares $585.85 million +16.0%2.0%2.3 $95.26
3/15/20215,300,000 shares $542.03 million +19.9%1.7%1.9 $102.27
2/26/20214,420,000 shares $419.90 million +30.4%1.5%1.7 $95.00
2/12/20213,390,000 shares $314.49 million -12.4%1.1%1.3 $92.77
1/29/20213,870,000 shares $332.24 million -29.9%1.3%1.4 $85.85
1/15/20215,520,000 shares $543.33 million -17.5%1.8%1.9 $98.43
12/31/20206,690,000 shares $597.42 million -0.5%2.2%2.5 $89.30
12/15/20206,720,000 shares $555.27 million +2.0%2.2%2.4 $82.63
11/30/20206,590,000 shares $519.75 million -18.0%2.2%2.2 $78.87
11/15/20208,040,000 shares $615.94 million -6.1%2.6%2.6 $76.61
10/30/20208,560,000 shares $547.93 million +7.5%2.8%2.8 $64.01
10/15/20207,960,000 shares $512.07 million +1.7%2.6%2.6 $64.33
9/30/20207,830,000 shares $452.42 million +8.8%2.6%2.5 $57.78
9/15/20207,200,000 shares $410.76 million -7.2%2.4%2.1 $57.05
8/31/20207,760,000 shares $411.90 million -10.2%2.5%2.1 $53.08
8/14/20208,640,000 shares $469.15 million -4.6%2.8%1.9 $54.30
7/31/20209,060,000 shares $447.84 million -1.3%3.0%1.9 $49.43
7/15/20209,180,000 shares $462.21 million -9.7%3.0%1.7 $50.35
6/30/202010,170,000 shares $501.58 million +21.5%3.3%1.8 $49.32
6/15/20208,370,000 shares $456.58 million -1.5%2.7%1.4 $54.55
5/29/20208,500,000 shares $403.84 million -3.5%2.8%1.4 $47.51
5/15/20208,810,000 shares $334.78 million +16.7%2.9%1.6 $38.00
4/30/20207,550,000 shares $324.42 million +12.5%2.5%1.5 $42.97

DFS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Discover Financial Services' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Discover Financial Services shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, traders have sold 4,420,000 shares of DFS short. 1.77% of Discover Financial Services' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Discover Financial Services' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Discover Financial Services?

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. DFS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Discover Financial Services's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Discover Financial Services?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Discover Financial Services: Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Moore Capital Management LP, Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC, Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Caption Management LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, Optiver Holding B.V., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Barclays PLC, Wellington Management Group LLP, and JPMorgan Chase & Co.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Discover Financial Services?

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 1.77% of Discover Financial Services' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Discover Financial Services' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Discover Financial Services saw a drop in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,420,000 shares, a drop of 12.3% from the previous total of 5,040,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

What is Discover Financial Services' float size?

Discover Financial Services currently has issued a total of 251,605,000 shares. Some of Discover Financial Services' outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Discover Financial Services currently has a public float of 250,170,000 shares.

How does Discover Financial Services' short interest compare to its competitors?

1.77% of Discover Financial Services' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Discover Financial Services: Capital One Financial Co. (6.02%), SLM Co. (2.85%), Credit Acceptance Co. (8.49%), Nelnet, Inc. (1.59%), EZCORP, Inc. (21.75%), Encore Capital Group, Inc. (7.53%), World Acceptance Co. (6.79%), PRA Group, Inc. (1.51%), Green Dot Co. (3.67%), Regional Management Corp. (3.13%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Discover Financial Services stock?

Short selling DFS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Discover Financial Services as its price is falling. DFS shares are trading down $2.81 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

How does a short squeeze work against Discover Financial Services?

A short squeeze for Discover Financial Services occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of DFS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Discover Financial Services' short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including DFS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025.



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