Q1 Earnings Forecast for DFS Issued By Seaport Res Ptn

Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Discover Financial Services in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 18th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Ryan anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $3.35 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Discover Financial Services’ current full-year earnings is $13.84 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Discover Financial Services’ Q2 2025 earnings at $3.44 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.44 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.57 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $13.80 EPS.

Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 22nd. The financial services provider reported $5.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.13 by $1.98. Discover Financial Services had a return on equity of 26.18% and a net margin of 17.29%.

DFS has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on Discover Financial Services from $193.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on Discover Financial Services from $156.00 to $163.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. StockNews.com lowered Discover Financial Services from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price target on Discover Financial Services from $170.00 to $232.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Finally, UBS Group upgraded Discover Financial Services from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $150.00 to $239.00 in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Discover Financial Services currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $186.46.

Discover Financial Services Stock Performance

NYSE DFS opened at $196.96 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $185.51 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $161.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $49.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.34, a PEG ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 1.46. Discover Financial Services has a fifty-two week low of $118.74 and a fifty-two week high of $205.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.09.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in DFS. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Discover Financial Services during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $30,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Discover Financial Services during the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Discover Financial Services during the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. Grove Bank & Trust boosted its holdings in shares of Discover Financial Services by 78.1% during the 4th quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 203 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 89 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bfsg LLC acquired a new position in shares of Discover Financial Services during the 4th quarter worth approximately $35,000. 86.94% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Discover Financial Services Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 6th. Investors of record on Friday, May 23rd will be issued a $0.70 dividend. This represents a $2.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.42%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 23rd. Discover Financial Services’s payout ratio is 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.