Rep. Julie Johnson Sells Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS) Stock

Representative Julie Johnson (D-Texas) recently sold shares of Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS). In a filing disclosed on May 14th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Discover Financial Services stock on April 7th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “MERRILL LYNCH LONG TERM GROWTH” account.

Representative Julie Johnson also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS) on 4/30/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Blackstone (NYSE:BX) on 4/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS) on 4/22/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) on 4/15/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) on 4/11/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of 3M (NYSE:MMM) on 4/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of DT Midstream (NYSE:DTM) on 4/7/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) on 4/7/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) on 4/7/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Carlisle Companies (NYSE:CSL) on 4/7/2025.

Discover Financial Services Stock Up 0.3%

DFS opened at $201.10 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $172.34 and a 200 day moving average price of $178.47. Discover Financial Services has a twelve month low of $119.95 and a twelve month high of $207.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.09. The firm has a market cap of $50.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.16.

Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The financial services provider reported $4.25 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.33 by $0.92. Discover Financial Services had a return on equity of 26.18% and a net margin of 17.29%. The firm had revenue of $4.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.25 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.10 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Discover Financial Services will post 13.88 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Truist Financial boosted their target price on Discover Financial Services from $219.00 to $229.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, April 25th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their target price on Discover Financial Services from $193.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating and issued a $180.00…