DFS
Discover Financial Services
Delisted
DFS was delisted on the 18th of May, 2025.
About: Discover Financial Services is a bank operating in two distinct segments: direct banking and payment services. The company issues credit and debit cards and provides other consumer banking products including deposit accounts and personal loans. It also operates the Discover, Pulse, and Diners Club networks. The Discover network is the fourth-largest payment network in the United States as ranked by overall purchase volume, and Pulse is one of the largest ATM networks in the country.
Employees: 21,000
Financial journalist opinion
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Market Watch
1 day ago
Capital One's stock looks like a bargain following Discover acquisition
Capital One will be even more focused on credit-card lending now that it has completed the Discover deal.
Positive
PYMNTS
1 day ago
Capital One Finalizes $35 Billion Discover Purchase
Fifteen months after it was announced, Capital One's $35 billion acquisition of Discover is official. The deal, finalized Sunday (May 18), creates the largest credit card issuer in terms of loan volume in the U.S.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
3 days ago
Our Top 10 High-Growth Dividend Stocks -- May 2025
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Fast Company
6 days ago
Coinbase is replacing Discover on the S&P 500 stock market index: Here's why and what that means
One of the world's most well-known stock market indexes, the S&P 500, will soon look a little different. That's because its roster of 500 companies is getting a shakeup, which will see the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global join the index.
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PRNewsWire
1 week ago
Coinbase Global Set to Join S&P 500
NEW YORK , May 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Coinbase Global Inc. (NASD: COIN) will replace Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) in the S&P 500 effective prior to the opening of trading on Monday, May 19. S&P 500 constituent Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF) is acquiring Discover Financial Services in a deal expected to be completed soon, pending final closing conditions.
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Business Wire
1 week ago
Discover Survey: Americans Seek to Improve Their Financial Lives Amid Uncertainty
RIVERWOODS, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--More than four in five Americans (84%) are interested in improving their financial situation, but two in five (41%) are unsure about how to best manage their personal finances, according to a new national survey conducted by Discover® Personal Loans. Many Americans believe their financial situation will stay the same (41%) or get better (38%) in the year ahead, but 20% expect their financial situation to be worse off. “I'm inspired that Americans are motivated.
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PYMNTS
2 weeks ago
Democrats Ask Fed to Rethink Approval of Capital One-Discover Merger
Democratic lawmakers want the Federal Reserve to reconsider its approval of Capital One's purchase of Discover. In a letter to the central bank Friday (May 2), Rep.
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Seeking Alpha
3 weeks ago
Capital One: Discover Acquisition Unlocks EPS Inflection
I initiate coverage on Capital One with a Strong Buy rating and a $222.92 price target, driven by underappreciated earnings accretion and network synergies from the Discover integration. My forecast for FY25E EPS of $17.85 (+54.0% yoy) highlights rapid profitability growth, as Capital One captures significant earnings in 2025. Applying a 12.5x forward P/E multiple to 2025E EPS is justified by accelerating earnings growth and structural re-rating from network effects and merger synergies.
Positive
The Motley Fool
3 weeks ago
Why Discover Financial Services Was Racing Higher This Week
The past few days have been very eventful for Discover Financial Services (DFS 4.99%). The company, best known as the entity behind the underdog Discover credit card, is now approved to be acquired by a peer.
Positive
PYMNTS
3 weeks ago
Discover Charge-Offs Improve and Debit Volumes Grow as Consumers Are ‘Stable'
Discover Financial Services posted first-quarter earnings results Thursday (April 24) that showed improving credit metrics, increased debit spending and higher deposits, ahead of its pending acquisition by Capital One. An earnings presentation showed that increased debit spending helped drive PULSE network volumes up 3% in the period, to $81.3 billion.
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