Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS – Free Report) – Analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Discover Financial Services in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 11th. Zacks Research analyst D. Chatterjee now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $3.42 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $3.54. The consensus estimate for Discover Financial Services’ current full-year earnings is $13.88 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Discover Financial Services’ Q4 2026 earnings at $4.30 EPS.
Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 22nd. The financial services provider reported $5.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.13 by $1.98. Discover Financial Services had a return on equity of 26.18% and a net margin of 17.29%.
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Discover Financial Services Trading Up 3.4 %
Shares of DFS stock opened at $164.67 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $41.43 billion, a PE ratio of 10.32, a P/E/G ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.45. Discover Financial Services has a 1-year low of $119.31 and a 1-year high of $205.76. The business has a 50-day moving average of $187.69 and a 200 day moving average of $167.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 1.03.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in DFS. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Discover Financial Services in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $30,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new position in Discover Financial Services during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Discover Financial Services during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Mattson Financial Services LLC bought a new position in Discover Financial Services during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Grove Bank & Trust increased its position in Discover Financial Services by 78.1% during the 4th quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 203 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 89 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.94% of the company’s stock.
Discover Financial Services Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 23rd will be given a $0.70 dividend. This represents a $2.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.70%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 23rd. Discover Financial Services’s dividend payout ratio is currently 17.54%.
Discover Financial Services Company Profile
Discover Financial Services, through its subsidiaries, provides digital banking products and services, and payment services in the United States. It operates in two segments, Digital Banking and Payment Services. The Digital Banking segment offers Discover-branded credit cards to individuals; personal loans, home loans, and other consumer lending; and direct-to-consumer deposit products comprising savings accounts, certificates of deposit, money market accounts, IRA certificates of deposit, IRA savings accounts and checking accounts, and sweep accounts.
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