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Discover Financial Services is listed on the NYSE in the Financial sector while operating in the Credit Services industry. The current market capitalization of Discover Financial Services is $45.58B. A total of 2.18 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.43M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Greene John sold 35,191 shares of DFS for 106.51 per share on Jan 26 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP, Chief Financial Officer now owns 18,592 company shares.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Discover Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $2.80, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.54%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 14.64. DFS’s most recent ex-dividend date was 11/21/2024 when it declared a $0.70 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/5/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/5/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 8/22/2024. The DFS stock dividend was $0.70 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, DFS has a high of $188.26 and a low of $82.15.
As of this writing, DFS has an earnings estimate of $2.92 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 16.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $4.43 per share and a lower estimate of $1.13. The company reported an EPS of $1.54 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. Its Book Value Per Share was $68.76, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $13.41B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for DFS is Buy with a score of 3.50.
