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NYSE:DFS

Discover Financial Services (DFS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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About Discover Financial Services Stock (NYSE:DFS)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$198.70
$203.02
50-Day Range
$188.20
$204.08
52-Week Range
$122.37
$207.42
Volume
31.29 million shs
Average Volume
1.87 million shs
Market Capitalization
$49.77 billion
P/E Ratio
12.39
Dividend Yield
1.42%
Price Target
$198.90
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Discover Financial Services Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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53rd Percentile Overall Score

DFS MarketRank™: 

Discover Financial Services scored higher than 53% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 619th out of 934 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Discover Financial Services has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.64, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Discover Financial Services has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Discover Financial Services' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Discover Financial Services are expected to grow by 13.83% in the coming year, from $13.88 to $15.80 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Discover Financial Services is 12.39, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.69.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Discover Financial Services is 12.39, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.45.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Discover Financial Services has a PEG Ratio of 1.51. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Discover Financial Services has a P/B Ratio of 2.77. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for DFS.
  • Dividend Yield

    Discover Financial Services pays a meaningful dividend of 1.37%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Discover Financial Services has been increasing its dividend for 14 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Discover Financial Services is 14.65%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Discover Financial Services will have a dividend payout ratio of 17.72% next year. This indicates that Discover Financial Services will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Discover Financial Services' dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for DFS.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Discover Financial Services this week, compared to 16 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Discover Financial Services insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.69% of the stock of Discover Financial Services is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    86.94% 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.

  • Read more about Discover Financial Services' insider trading history.
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DFS Stock News Headlines

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DFS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 23rd. The financial services provider reported $4.25 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.33 by $0.92. The financial services provider earned $4.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.25 billion. Discover Financial Services had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 26.18% and a net margin of 17.29%.
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Discover Financial Services subsidiaries include Home Loan Center, Student Loan Corporation, First National Bank Alaska, Diners Club International, DFS Corporate Services LLC, DFS GSD Corp., DFS International Inc., and more.

Discover Financial Services' top institutional shareholders include DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale (0.02%), IFP Advisors Inc, Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group and Quaker Wealth Management LLC. Insiders that own company stock include Carlos Minetti, Michael H Moskow, Robert Andrew Eichfeld and John Greene.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Discover Financial Services investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Chevron (CVX), Meta Platforms (META), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), Broadcom (AVGO), Salesforce (CRM) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/23/2025
Record date for 6/5 Dividend
5/23/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/5 Dividend
5/23/2025
Dividend Payable
6/05/2025
Today
8/28/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
Personal credit institutions
Sub-Industry
Consumer Finance
Current Symbol
NYSE:DFS
CIK
1393612
Employees
20,200
Year Founded
1985

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$239.00
Low Price Target
$129.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+0.6%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.64
Research Coverage
11 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$19.11
Trailing P/E Ratio
12.39
Forward P/E Ratio
14.25
P/E Growth
1.51
Net Income
$4.54 billion
Net Margins
17.29%
Pretax Margin
25.70%
Return on Equity
26.18%
Return on Assets
2.72%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.09
Current Ratio
1.09
Quick Ratio
1.03

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$18.00 billion
Price / Sales
2.76
Cash Flow
$11.59 per share
Price / Cash Flow
17.06
Book Value
$71.33 per share
Price / Book
2.77

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
251,653,000
Free Float
249,577,000
Market Cap
$49.77 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.16

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This page (NYSE:DFS) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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