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In the latest session, Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) closed at $156.99 down -6.29% from its previous closing price of $167.52. In other words, the price has decreased by -$6.29 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.96 million shares were traded.
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 0.91 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 10.09, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.89. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 13.82. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.67 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.34.
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 $119.31. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -16.51%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.30%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 251.34M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 250.15M. Insiders hold about 0.58% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 84.34% stake in the company.
