DISCOVER FINANCIAL SVCS (NYSE: DFS)

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$12.98 0.22 (1.72%)
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KEY STATS
52-Week High Price
17.35
52-Week Low Price
4.73
Avg Volume (3 Mo.)
8.00 M
Market Cap
7.07 B
P/E Ratio (TTM)
5.4
Diluted EPS (TTM)
0.68
Shares
543.61 M
Dividend Rate ($) / (%)
0.08/0.60
90%
10%
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12 Mo. Price Change : 82% - DFS has outperformed the S&P 500 by 56%
SIMILAR COMPANIES
NameCurrent Price - Today's ChangeMarket Cap
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC (HBC) $51.50 -  $1.19(2.37%)177.93 B
TORONTO DOMINION BANK (TD) $59.55 -  $1.04(1.78%)50.63 B
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CP (COF) $35.15 -  $0.52(1.50%)15.91 B
SLM CORP. (SLM) $10.65 -  $0.27(2.55%)4.98 B
ORIX CORP ADS (IX) $38.09 -  $0.61(1.63%)4.18 B
CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP (CBG) $12.15 -  $0.01(0.08%)3.61 B
AMERICREDIT CORP (ACF) $21.93 -  $0.61(2.86%)2.86 B
GOVERNOR & CO BK IRELAND (IRE) $7.01 -  $0.40(6.05%)1.69 B
CAPITALSOURCE INC (CSE) $4.70 -  $0.01(0.21%)1.55 B
CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORP (CACC) $40.56 -  $1.24(2.97%)1.33 B
As of February 09, 2010 at 3:20 PM ET
STOCK ANALYSIS
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The AmEx Upgrade May Not Help (AXP, MA, V, DFS)
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DFS RELATED HEADLINES
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Discover Financial Services (DFS) Gets 5 Star Strong Buy Rating From S&P
Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) closed yesterday at $14.76. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $4.73 and 52-week high of $17.36. Discover stock has been showing support around 14.27 and resistance in the 15.33 range. Technical indicators for the stock are Bearish and S&P gives DFS a very positive 5 STAR (out of 5) strong buy rating. DFS appears on the Investors Observer Volume Leaders list. For a hedged play on this stock, look at a Jul '10 14 covered call for a net debit in the $12.76 area. That is also the break even stock price for this trade. This covered call has a 179 day duration, provides 1...
At Market Intelligence Center 1/20/2010
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Is Using a Credit Card for the Rewards Program Selfish?
Over the weekend, Ron Lieber, a columnist for The New York Times, explored whether focusing on earning credit card rewards made him a selfish consumer. The reason: Each time that a customer swipes his Visa or MasterCard, that transaction costs the merchant between 1 and 3% of the purchase price. Those fees are then added ...
Forbes.com 1/11/2010
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The Stocks Wall Street Hates
Standard & Poor's finds gems among stocks that are out of favor with Wall Street.
Forbes.com 12/18/2009
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Discover (DFS) NewsBite - Credit Concerns Pull Down DFS
Discover (NYSE: DFS) opened at $16.35. So far today, the stock has hit a low of $15.51 and a high of $16.36. DFS is now trading at $15.34, down $1.08 (-6.58%). Over the last 52 weeks the stock has ranged from a low of $4.73 to a high of $17.36. DFS reported earnings this morning, posting a fourth-quarter profit of $352.1 million, or 63 cents per share, beating analysts' forecasts of 19 cents per share. However, DFS also reported its credit card charge-off rat...
At Market Intelligence Center 12/17/2009
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See Why Discover (DFS) Is Headed Higher
Discover (DFS) was upgraded today by analysts at Sterne, Agee & Leach and the stock is now at $15.69, up $0.51 (3.36%) on volume of 3,720,575 shares traded. Sterne, Agee & Leach upgraded the stock today to Buy from Neutral. Over the last 52 weeks the stock has ranged from a low of $4.73 in March to a high of $17.36 in October. Discover stock has been showing support aroun...
At Market Intelligence Center 12/7/2009
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Street Turns Higher Despite Rate Worries
Credit card issuers rally on analyst upgrade, outweigh concern that Fed could tighten policy sooner than anticipated.
Forbes.com 12/7/2009
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