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Why Discover Financial Is Worth $39Trefis • Thu, Nov 29, 2012
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Discover Financial Charged For $38 With Diverse OfferingsTrefis • Tue, Jul 10, 2012
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Discover Financial Services Q2 2009 Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Jun 18, 2009
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Discover Financial Services is a leading credit card issuer in the United States and an electronic payment services company. In March 2009, we became a bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and a financial holding company under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act in connection... More
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- Wednesday, May 1, 11:17 AM eBay (EBAY -0.2%) roundup: 1) PayPal and Discover (DFS) have signed deals with 50 merchant acquirers; this will allow PayPal to be an option at 2M+ merchant outlets by year's end vs. 250K today. The Discover partnership went live last month. 2) CEO John Donahoe insists eBay isn't opposed to an Internet sales tax (previous), but wants an out-of-state annual sales threshold of $10M (exempting most Marketplaces merchants) vs. the proposed $1M. 3) Looking to fight off upstarts such as Stripe, PayPal is making it easier to login/pay at multiple merchant sites. 4) Wal-Mart continues to resist PayPal's offline efforts, arguing "the added complexity at the point of sale does not justify acceptance of PayPal." 1 Comment [Tech, Consumer, Financials]
- Tuesday, April 23, 8:45 AM More on Discover Financial (DFS) Q1 earnings: Discover card sales volume +4% Y/Y. 30-day delinquency falls to a record low 1.77%, off 33 bps Y/Y. Net interest margin of 9.39%, up 30 bps Y/Y thanks to lower funding costs. Reserve release of $154M vs. $274M a year ago. Expenses of $75M, up 12% Y/Y due to higher compensation costs. Shares +2.3% premarket. (PR) 6 Comments [Financials, Earnings, On the Move]
- Tuesday, April 23, 8:33 AM Discover Financial Services (DFS): Q1 EPS of $1.33 beats by $0.20. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News, Financials]
- Tuesday, April 23, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Tuesday’s open: ACI, AKS, AOS, APD, ARMH, CIT, CNC, COH, DAL, DD, DFS, EAT, ECA, FMER, FRX, GCI, GNTX, IDXX, IIVI, IR, IRWD, ITW, JCI, JNS, LCC, LECO, LMT, LXK, MOLX, PCAR, PCH, PII, PMT, PNR, R, RAI, RF, RSH, SNV, ST, TRV, UTX, WAT, XRX 1 Comment [Earnings]
- Monday, April 22, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Tuesday’s open: ACI, AKS, AOS, APD, ARMH, CIT, CNC, COH, DAL, DD, DFS, EAT, ECA, FMER, FRX, GCI, GNTX, IDXX, IIVI, IR, IRWD, ITW, JCI, JNS, LCC, LECO, LMT, LXK, MOLX, PCAR, PCH, PII, PMT, PNR, R, RAI, RF, RSH, SNV, ST, TRV, UTX, WAT, XRX Comment! [Earnings]
- Tuesday, April 16, 5:08 PM Discover Financial Services (DFS) declares $0.20/share quarterly dividend, 43% increase from prior dividend of $0.14. Forward yield 1.86%. For shareholders of record May 09. Payable May 23. Ex-div date May 07. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
- Thursday, April 11, 2:41 PM PayPal's (EBAY +1%) partnership with Discover (DFS +0.1%) will launch on April 19. That's well ahead of a prior eBay forecast for the end of Q2. The tie-up will allow PayPal users to make payments using a phone number and a PIN at ~2M stores handling Discover cards - that's almost certainly playing a role in MasterCard's sudden interest in digital wallet fees. But questions remain about whether users will embrace the concept - cashiers at a Home Depot carrying out a PayPal trial report even early adopters sometimes went back to card-swiping, viewing it as more convenient. 1 Comment [Tech, Consumer, Financials]
- Friday, April 5, 3:33 PM Discover (DFS) might be the best of the credit card crowd, says Jefferies (AMEX and CapOne earlier), confident the company can continue to see card growth of 4% even in a soft environment. Also noted are charge-offs at the low end of management guidance and the $2.4B buyback program. Risks: Higher expenses driven by rewards and advertising. Comment! [Financials]
- Monday, March 18, 5:18 PM More from Whitney: There's more than 30% upside to Discover (DFS) for the rest of 2013, she tells CNBC. It's taking market share from the banks by providing credit where they've pulled back, and has become one of the only true growth names among financials. "It's all guns blazing on this name." 2 Comments [Financials]
- Thursday, March 14, 6:35 PM Discover Financial Services (DFS) declares $0.20/share quarterly dividend, 42.8% increase from prior dividend of $0.14. Forward yield 1.87%. The board approved share repurchase program of $2.4B, replacing the prior $2B plan, under which $600M are pending. Shares +3.2% AH. (PR) 1 Comment [Dividends, On the Move]
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After-hours top gainers, as of 5:15 p.m.: MUX +4%. BAC +4%. DFS +3%. RRD +2%. MS +2%.
After-hours top losers: GLDD -31%. ULTA -11%. MWA -9%. KKD -6%. ARO -6%. 6 Comments [On the Move] - Wednesday, March 13, 10:38 AM Discover FInancial (DFS +1.5%) is upgraded to Buy at FBR Capital, which boosts FY13 and FY14 estimates thanks to higher receivables growth, better net interest margin, and lower credit costs. FBR downgraded Discover 2 months ago because of the "It" card, but the early returns have made believers of the analyst team. Comment! [Financials]
- Wednesday, March 6, 9:31 AM Discover Financial (DFS +1.4%) is upgraded to Buy by Blair's Robert Napoli, arguing the 9.6 PE on 2015 EPS (2015?) gives little credit to the company's franchise value and "proven" management strength. Napoli says the shares deserve a 13 multiple, giving them 35-40% upside from here. Comment! [Financials, On the Move]
- Wednesday, February 27, 12:57 PM Discover (DFS) goes after a new source of cheap funding, adding deposit accounts to its offerings. As with its credit cards, Discover will offer $0.10 for every payment customers make - this as many banks eliminate such rewards. (PR) Comment! [Financials]
- Friday, February 22, 11:53 AM Discover (DFS) Chairman and CEO David Nelms received $9.96M in salary, stock awards, and incentive pay in 2012. It's down from $13.89M in 2011, but the difference came from the 2011 stock award which included 2010's grant as well . The company also nominates Catamaran CEO Mark Thierer to the board to replace Robert Devlin. (8-K) Comment! [Financials]
- Monday, February 11, 1:32 PM Student loans and a potential change making them dischargeable in bankruptcy could be a "train wreck" for the economy, but not for Discover (DFS), says President Roger Hochschild. Discover - one of just a few offering loans not backed by the government - is very pleased with the returns it's geting and intends to expand the business, says Hochschild. 2 Comments [Financials, U.S. Economy]
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bankingqueen: Maybe DFS is better value at current price. All are solid long term plays on credit and processing.
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Ocean Man
Sold $DFS for a gain of 1.35% in 3 hours. $46.58 ---> $47.21. http://seekingalpha.com/s/exjdh - View all 5 replies
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Ocean Man: Congrats FF. Some people don't realize that 1% one-day gains can add up to a heap of money over time.
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FinancialFreedom45: Couldn't agree more OM! $14,000 investment gave me almost $300.00 on this one stock helping me meet my $500/day which equals $120,000 yr.
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Ocean Man
Sold half of my $DFS for a gain of 6.3% in 3 weeks. $44.54 ---> $47.37. http://seekingalpha.com/s/e67ez - View all 0 replies
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Dividend Sheet
$TEU $ETR and $SPSI are tomorrow's best yielding ex-dividend stocks - http://stks.co/fUGy - 18 shares with 2.80% average yield $SBUX $DFS - View all 0 replies
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jimbo-hawks: are you thinking more of a long term play? or a post earnings spike?
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jmok322: Currently trading only slightly above 10x earnings...will wait for the next minor pullback
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Ocean Man
Sold $DFS for a gain of 1.35% in 3 hours. $46.58 ---> $47.21. http://seekingalpha.com/s/exjdh - View all 5 replies
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Ocean Man: Congrats FF. Some people don't realize that 1% one-day gains can add up to a heap of money over time.
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FinancialFreedom45: Couldn't agree more OM! $14,000 investment gave me almost $300.00 on this one stock helping me meet my $500/day which equals $120,000 yr.
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jmok322: Currently trading only slightly above 10x earnings...will wait for the next minor pullback
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jimbo-hawks: are you thinking more of a long term play? or a post earnings spike?
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Jim Van Meerten
$DFS - 80% Barchart technical buy signals - 18 new highs and up 18.85% in the last month - Relative Strength Index 75.95% - View all 2 replies
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Jim Van Meerten: I use a strict sell discipline -- I sell if I lose 10% or the stock drops below its 50 day moving average --
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Chris DeMuth Jr.
What do you think about this quirky trick for using $V, $DFS, $MA, $AXP junk mail for travel: http://seekingalpha.com/p/10393? Any thoughts? - View all 2 replies
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Philip Saglimbeni: actually pretty clever ; ) only annoyance would be carrying two wallets but it's better than being robbed of your real cards!
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Chris DeMuth Jr.: Depends on where you are and if it is a legitimate concern. In oil and gas where one goes "where the dinosaurs died", can be dangerous.
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The Oxen Group
$DFS ... Adding $40 Calls on $GS positive mention and great earnings. Stock looks ready to go pretty wild right now. Profit targets 15%. - View all 2 replies
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Cabeza Howe
$DFS $5 at 09 bottom to $38 now. Beats on top & bottom line again. Has direct banking + international. - View all 2 replies
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Cabeza Howe: Indeed at least Susquehanna suggested that and it could make sense.
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John R. Conway: I addd to position on Friday. Stock today is holdong above desending traingle of 55.35. Hopefully this will be the end of its pullback
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Hillbilly Stock Star
SVVC........heard MA, V, AXP, DFS,......may develop Face Book strategy, Long SVVC. - View all 2 replies
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Hillbilly Stock Star: SVVC.......I hope that guy can trade $29 million house for Face Book shares, LoL! Long.
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