Discover Financial Services (DFS) is due to report earnings before the opening bell on September 22, 2011.
Overview
Discover Financial Services, a bank holding company, offers direct banking and payment services in the United States. It operates in two segments: Direct Banking and Payment Services. The company was founded in 1986 and is based in Riverwoods, Illinois. DFS trades an average of 6.8 million shares per day.
52 Week High: $27.92
52 Week Low: $15.81
Book Value: $13.79
Float Short: 1.80%
On average, 13 analysts are expecting a drop of $-0.19 in earnings per share compared to last quarter's results of $1.09. A beat of $0.9 per share will top the estimated per share earnings. Analyst estimates range between $0.68 and $1.15 per share.
The P/E ratio has been under pressure, as the current trailing twelve months (ttm) P/E ratio is 8.7, while the forward P/E ratio is now 7.2. An upside earnings report may put a lot of wind in the sails.
In the last month, the stock has increased in price 14.77% with a one year change of 65.86%.
Comparing to the S&P 500 price changes, the price performances are 8.27% vs. the S&P 500 from a month ago, and year to date difference is 47.01% vs. the S&P 500 price change.
The bottom line has falling earnings year-over-year of $764.79 million for 2010 vs. $1.28 billion for 2009.
Gross reported revenue compared to the mean estimate (rounded).
| Fiscal Quarter Ending Month-Year | Revenue Estimates | Actual | $ Difference | Difference % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May-11 | $ 1.67 B | $ 1.74 B | $ 69.84 M | 4.19% |
| Feb-11 | $ 1.63 B | $ 1.73 B | $ 99.49 M | 6.09% |
| Nov-10 | $ 1.63 B | $ 1.60 B | $ -38.39 M | -2.35% |
| Aug-10 | $ 1.63 B | $ 1.71 B | $ 80.90 M | 4.96% |
| May-10 | $ 1.62 B | $ 1.66 B | $ 42.28 M | 2.61% |
Differences are rounded. (Some onetime items are often excluded in reported EPS)
Reported earnings per share compared to the mean estimate. Differences are rounded.
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