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Discover Financial Services NYSE:DFS Stock Report

Last Price

US$173.16

Market Cap

US$43.5b

7D

-1.6%

1Y

56.0%

Updated

22 Dec, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

Discover Financial Services

NYSE:DFS Stock Report

Market Cap: US$43.5b

DFS Stock Overview

Through its subsidiaries, provides digital banking products and services, and payment services in the United States. More details

DFS fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation3/6
Future Growth1/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health5/6
Dividends5/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Discover Financial Services
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$173.16
52 Week HighUS$188.26
52 Week LowUS$96.46
Beta1.45
1 Month Change-3.42%
3 Month Change23.51%
1 Year Change56.01%
3 Year Change50.13%
5 Year Change103.84%
Change since IPO502.30%

Recent News & Updates

Discover Financial Services: Well-Positioned If The Acquisition Fails

Oct 25

Recent updates

Discover Financial Services: Well-Positioned If The Acquisition Fails

Oct 25

Good Value Despite Discover's Stalled Merger

Sep 24

Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.70

Apr 26
Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.70

Capital One Makes A Brilliant Step Forward With Discover

Mar 05

Discover Financial Services: High-Yielding Digital Bank And Payment Network

Feb 05

Discover Financial Services: Down But Far From Out

Jan 26

Discover Financial Q4 Earnings Preview: Credit Losses Are The Primary Concern

Jan 15

Discover Financial Services' (NYSE:DFS) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking After Shares Rocket 29%

Dec 22
Discover Financial Services' (NYSE:DFS) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking After Shares Rocket 29%

Discover Financial Services: Harvesting Low-Hanging Fruit

Nov 19

Discover: Q3 Results Worsen The Uncertainties Weighing On Shares

Oct 20

Discover Financial: Growing Dividend, No Margin Of Safety

Oct 09

Shareholder Returns

DFSUS Consumer FinanceUS Market
7D-1.6%-2.8%-2.4%
1Y56.0%47.4%23.4%

Return vs Industry: DFS exceeded the US Consumer Finance industry which returned 47.4% over the past year.

Return vs Market: DFS exceeded the US Market which returned 23.4% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is DFS's price volatile compared to industry and market?
DFS volatility
DFS Average Weekly Movement7.0%
Consumer Finance Industry Average Movement7.2%
Market Average Movement6.3%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market16.8%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.1%

Stable Share Price: DFS has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: DFS's weekly volatility (7%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
196021,100J. Shepherdwww.discover.com

Discover Financial Services, through its subsidiaries, provides digital banking products and services, and payment services in the United States. It operates in two segments, Digital Banking and Payment Services. The Digital Banking segment offers Discover-branded credit cards to individuals; personal loans, home loans, and other consumer lending; and direct-to-consumer deposit products comprising savings accounts, certificates of deposit, money market accounts, IRA certificates of deposit, IRA savings accounts and checking accounts, and sweep accounts.

Discover Financial Services Fundamentals Summary

How do Discover Financial Services's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
DFS fundamental statistics
Market capUS$43.48b
Earnings (TTM)US$3.11b
Revenue (TTM)US$11.69b

14.0x

P/E Ratio

3.7x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
DFS income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$11.69b
Cost of RevenueUS$604.00m
Gross ProfitUS$11.08b
Other ExpensesUS$7.97b
EarningsUS$3.11b

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)12.38
Gross Margin94.83%
Net Profit Margin26.60%
Debt/Equity Ratio105.3%

How did DFS perform over the long term?

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Dividends

1.6%

Current Dividend Yield

23%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 03:05
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Discover Financial Services is covered by 53 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Stephen BiggarArgus Research Company
Terry MaBarclays
Bruce HartingBarclays