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In the latest session, Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) closed at $182.55 down -0.07% from its previous closing price of $182.67. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.07 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.26 million shares were traded. DFS stock price reached its highest trading level at $184.36 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $181.07.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Discover Financial Services’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.77 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.77.
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 45930491904 and an Enterprise Value of 28202600448. As of this moment, Discover’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.75, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.53. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.95 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.43. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.114.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DFS is 1.15, which has changed by 0.4599328 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092895746 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 $119.95. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 6.81%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 12.44%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, DFS has traded an average of 2.32M shares per day and 2542180 over the past ten days. A total of 252.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 250.18M. Insiders hold about 0.57% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 84.01% stake in the company. Shares short for DFS as of 1744675200 were 4421546 with a Short Ratio of 1.90, compared to 1741910400 on 5410375. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4421546 and a Short% of Float of 2.02.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for DFS is 2.80, from 2.8 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0153281875The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.14.
