The stock price of Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) has jumped by 2.02 compared to previous close of 126.68. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 8.09% in its stock price over the last five trading days. Zacks Investment Research reported 2024-04-18 that Discover Financial (DFS) expects 2024 loan growth in low-single digits.
Is It Worth Investing in Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) Right Now?
Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.75x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for DFS is 1.42. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 8 rating it as “overweight,” 8 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for DFS is 249.16M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.14% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of DFS on April 24, 2024 was 2.10M shares.
DFS’s Market Performance
DFS’s stock has seen a 8.09% increase for the week, with a 2.77% rise in the past month and a 28.67% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.39%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.99% for Discover Financial Services. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.39% for DFS’s stock, with a 24.79% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of DFS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for DFS stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for DFS by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for DFS in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $133 based on the research report published on February 08, 2024 of the current year 2024.
HSBC Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see DFS reach a price target of $107, previously predicting the price at $121. The rating they have provided for DFS stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on January 19th, 2024.
Deutsche Bank gave a rating of “Hold” to DFS, setting the target price at $140 in the report published on January 10th of the current year.
DFS Trading at 6.02% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought DFS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -1.83% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.99%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.39%, as shares surge +3.18% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +18.37% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, DFS rose by +8.09%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +10.52% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $125.20. In addition, Discover Financial Services saw 14.98% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at DFS starting from Greene John, who sale 35,191 shares at the price of $106.51 back on Jan 26 ’24. After this action, Greene John now owns 18,592 shares of Discover Financial Services, valued at $3,748,193 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for DFS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.55 for the present operating margin
- 1.0 for the gross margin
The net margin for Discover Financial Services stands at 0.12. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 15.62, with 1.59 for asset returns.
Based on Discover Financial Services (DFS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.58 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.42. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.39. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.02.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 168.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 22.42. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.21. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.56.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Discover Financial Services (DFS) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
