Discover Financial Services
DFS
Market cap $40.2B

159.63 USD

+3.32

2.12%

At close Apr 17, 4:00 PM EDT

After hours

159.63

+0.00

0.00%

1 day

2.12%

5 days

3.26%

1 month

4.34%

3 months

-14.72%

6 months

6.09%

Year to date

-8.36%

1 year

33.15%

5 years

355.57%

10 years

170.19%

About: Discover Financial Services is a bank operating in two distinct segments: direct banking and payment services. The company issues credit and debit cards and provides other consumer banking products including deposit accounts and personal loans. It also operates the Discover, Pulse, and Diners Club networks. The Discover network is the fourth-largest payment network in the United States as ranked by overall purchase volume, and Pulse is one of the largest ATM networks in the country.

Employees: 21,000

Financials Credit Services

0

Funds holding %

of 7,407 funds

0

Analysts bullish %

of 5 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

186% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 197 | Existing positions closed: 69

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 [Q3] → 33 (+11) [Q4]

25% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $29.2B [Q3] → $36.4B (+$7.16B) [Q4]

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,040 [Q3] → 1,146 (+106) [Q4]

5% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $269M | Put options by funds: $257M

0.54% more ownership

Funds ownership: 82.96% [Q3] → 83.5% (+0.54%) [Q4]

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 345 | Existing positions reduced: 407

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Research analyst outlook

5 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$129

19%

downside

Avg. target

$196

23%

upside

High target

$219

37%

upside

5 analyst ratings

2 positive

40%

3 neutral

60%

0 negative

0%

JP Morgan Richard Shane 40% 1-year accuracy 26 / 65 met price target	19%downside $129	Neutral Maintained	8 Apr 2025
Truist Securities Brian Foran 19% 1-year accuracy 3 / 16 met price target	37%upside $219	Buy Maintained	21 Mar 2025
RBC Capital Karl Shepard 0% 1-year accuracy 0 / 5 met price target	32%upside $210	Sector Perform Maintained	24 Jan 2025
Barclays Terry Ma 67% 1-year accuracy 14 / 21 met price target	31%upside $209	Overweight Maintained	24 Jan 2025
Wells Fargo Donald Fandetti 43% 1-year accuracy 13 / 30 met price target	34%upside $214	Equal-Weight Maintained	24 Jan 2025

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 12 articles about DFS published over the past 30 days

Zacks Investment Research

Discover (DFS) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week's Release

Discover (DFS) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

Discover (DFS) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week's Release

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Will Discover (DFS) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report?

Discover (DFS) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.

Will Discover (DFS) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report?

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Capital One-Discover Merger Cleared By DOJ: What To Know About The $35 Billion Mega Deal

A $35 billion merger between Capital One and Discover that would make Capital One the nation's largest credit card issuer cleared a major regulatory hurdle this week, according to multiple outlets, as the Justice Department told antitrust officials it did not find reasons to block the deal, paving the way for a potentially historic shakeup of the American credit card space.

Capital One-Discover Merger Cleared By DOJ: What To Know About The $35 Billion Mega Deal

Report: Justice Department Will Not Block Capital One Acquisition of Discover

The Justice Department reportedly told financial regulators that it didn't have sufficient evidence to block the proposed merger between Capital One and Discover. This decision would allow the two banking regulators that must approve the deal — the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency — to approve the transaction, Bloomberg reported Thursday (April 3).

Report: Justice Department Will Not Block Capital One Acquisition of Discover

Justice Department Won't Challenge Capital One-Discover Merger, Report Says

Capital One Financial's (COF) plans to buy Discover Financial Services (DFS) doesn't raise enough concerns about competition to prompt the Justice Department to block the deal, The New York Times reported Thursday.

Justice Department Won't Challenge Capital One-Discover Merger, Report Says

Capital One's $35 billion deal for Discover clears US DOJ hurdle, NYT reports

Capital One Financial Corp got a greenlight from the Justice Department for its proposed acquisition of Discover Financial Services after the DOJ told other regulators looking into the merger that it doesn't see sufficient competition concerns to block the deal, the New York Times reported on Thursday.

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Stock Of The Day: Is The Move Higher In Discover Over?

The stock of Discover Financial Services DFS is trading lower on Tuesday. This comes after yesterday's gain of more than 7.5%.

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DOJ Reportedly Closer to Approving Capital One/Discover Merger

The Justice Department (DOJ) is reportedly closer to permitting Capital One's purchase of Discover. That's according to a report Monday (March 31) by the Capital Forum, citing sources familiar with the matter.

DOJ Reportedly Closer to Approving Capital One/Discover Merger

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