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The closing price of Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) was $158.62 for the day, down -7.16% from the previous closing price of $170.85. In other words, the price has decreased by -$7.16 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.49 million shares were traded. DFS stock price reached its highest trading level at $164.9496 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $153.1247.
Ratios:
Our analysis of DFS’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. 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:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, DFS now has a Market Capitalization of 39909580800 and an Enterprise Value of 45830873088. As of this moment, Discover’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.19, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.11. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.68 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.36. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.526.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DFS is 1.15, which has changed by 0.31188488 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.028231144 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, DFS has reached a high of $205.76, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $119.31. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -10.87%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.48%.
Shares Statistics:
DFS traded an average of 2.22M shares per day over the past three months and 2933840 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 251.34M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 250.18M. Insiders hold about 0.57% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 84.28% stake in the company. Shares short for DFS as of 1741910400 were 5410375 with a Short Ratio of 2.27, compared to 1739491200 on 4612126. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5410375 and a Short% of Float of 2.4699999999999998.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 2.8, DFS has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.80. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.016388644The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.18.
