With 2.44 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 1.48 million shares. The 52-week range on DFS shows that it touched its highest point at $205.76 and its lowest point at $118.74 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $216.00. With its current market cap of 47.86 billion, DFS has annualized dividend of $2.80 while the current yield stands at 1.47%. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.45.
Price Performance and Earnings:
Stock performance is one of the indicators that investors use to determine whether they will profit from a stock. The price performance of DFS was down-trending over the past week, with a drop of -6.41%, but this was down by -5.05% over a month. Three-month performance surged to 8.75% while six-month performance rose 43.10%. The stock gained 56.29% in the past year, while it has gained 9.81% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for DFS yields 15.56 with Next year EPS estimates of 15.87. For the next quarter, that number is 3.37. This implies an EPS growth rate of -21.74% for this year and 14.44% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 0.73% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of 14.28%.
Analysts Ratings:
Reading analyst opinions is an effective way to decide where to invest, and there are several opinions available for DFS since 12 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 7 analysts who recommend BUY ratings, while 0 suggest SELL ratings. Of the remaining analysts, 5 believe that the stock is worth HOLDING, 0 give it an OVERWEIGHT rating, and 0 thinks that it’s UNDERWEIGHT. In the same way, a target price assigned to a stock can also reveal much about its potential.
EPS: Estimates vs Actual
It is also common to use earnings estimates to evaluate a firm’s growth potential and to determine trading strategy. Analysts have provided yearly estimates in a range of $15.87272 being high and $13.87293 being low. For DFS, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $14.81524. Based on analyst estimates, the high estimate for the next quarter is $3.85 and the low estimate is $3.12. The average estimate for the next quarter is thus $3.47.
