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The price of Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) closed at $190.22 in the last session, up 1.33% from day before closing price of $187.73. In other words, the price has increased by $1.33 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.44 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at DFS’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.91 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.56.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, UBS on January 13, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $239 from $150 previously.
On January 06, 2025, Barclays Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Equal Weight and also upped its target price recommendation from $137 to $186.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Discover’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.22, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.99. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 16.74. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.02 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.83.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, DFS has reached a high of $205.76, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $118.74. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.66%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 24.50%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 251.34M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 250.13M. Insiders hold about 0.59% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 84.30% stake in the company.
Earnings Estimates
The current market rating for Discover Financial Services (DFS) reflects the collective analysis of 14.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.47, with high estimates of $3.85 and low estimates of $3.12.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $15.0 and $10.73 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $13.59. EPS for the following year is $15.69, with 18.0 analysts recommending between $18.45 and $12.11.
Revenue Estimates
According to 12 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $4.24B. It ranges from a high estimate of $4.35B to a low estimate of $4.07B. As of the current estimate, Discover Financial Services’s year-ago sales were $4.21BFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $4.34B. There is a high estimate of $4.46B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.17B.
A total of 15 analysts have provided revenue estimates for DFS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $18.03B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $15.54B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $17.32B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $17.91BBased on 14 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $17.97B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $19.45B and the low estimate is $16.24B.
