Discover Financial Services (DFS) 55.71 $DFS
Balmoral Funds Completes The Acquisition of Enesco, LLC
Business Wire - Mon Nov 09, 2:55PM CST
Balmoral Funds, a Los Angeles based private equity fund focused on partnering with talented and committed management teams in the mid-market, announced today that it has acquired Enesco, LLC, a global leader in gift, plush toy, and home and garden decor industries. Serving more than 40,000 customers worldwide, Enesco designs, develops, and distributes consumer products to a wide variety of specialty card and gift retailers, home decor boutiques, as well as national retail chains and direct- to-consumer retailers.
DFS: 55.71 (-0.30)
Look for Shares of Discover Financial Services to Potentially Pullback after Yesterday's 1.23% Rise
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Nov 06, 4:23PM CST
Discover Financial Services (NYSE
FS) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $57.18 to a high of $57.80. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.2%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $56.91 on volume of 3.7 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
DFS: 55.71 (-0.30)
Credit Suisse's Top 10 Financial Services Stocks to Own Right Now
at The Street - Thu Nov 05, 11:39AM CST
Financial stocks have seesawed this year, but the sector still has plenty of worthy investment opportunities. Here's Credit Suisse's top picks for financial stocks.
DFS: 55.71 (-0.30), GGP: 25.18 (-1.19), ITG: 19.49 (+0.16), JPM: 65.56 (-0.44), AMG: 167.53 (-3.76), NSM: 12.67 (-0.64), MET: 49.89 (+0.43), KEY: 12.76 (-0.22), ALL: 62.41 (-0.14), SCHW: 32.31 (-0.48)
4 Stocks to Buy Now for the Coming 'Santa Claus' Rally
at The Street - Wed Nov 04, 2:33PM CST
As we head into the Great American Tradition known as holiday shopping, these four stocks should rise on the strength of a freer-spending consumer.
DFS: 55.71 (-0.30), F: 13.92 (-0.12), V: 78.11 (-0.20), BF.B: 102.42 (-1.55)
Discover Financial Services to Present at Bank of America Merrill Lynch Banking & Financial Services Conference
Business Wire - Wed Nov 04, 8:00AM CST
David Nelms, chairman and chief executive officer of Discover, will present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Banking & Financial Services Conference in New York on Wednesday, November 18, at 9:50 a.m. Eastern time.
DFS: 55.71 (-0.30)
FIDO Alliance Announces 72 Certified Authentication Products Are Now Available, Featuring the First FIDO Solutions for Apple's Touch ID on iOS 9
Marketwired - Tue Nov 03, 9:00AM CST
The FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance (https://www.fidoalliance.org/), an industry consortium launched in 2013 to revolutionize online security with open standards for simpler, stronger authentication, today announced results from the most recent round of FIDO 1.0 certifications. Among the 72 products now available to the marketplace are the first FIDO Certified(TM) iOS products from Egis, Nok Nok Labs, and Samsung SDS, along with a line-up of smartphones from the world's leading OEMs. With a rich array of client and server options for Android, iOS, web and applications, consumers, Relying Parties and Service Providers have many choices to adopt FIDO authentication now.
SYNA: 86.41 (-1.92), BAC: 17.20 (-0.17), NXPI: 77.82 (-1.62), INTC: 32.11 (-0.29), GOOG: 717.00 (-14.23), DFS: 55.71 (-0.30), VDSI: 19.52 (-0.11), V: 78.11 (-0.20), EBAY: 28.19 (-0.37), QCOM: 51.94 (-0.64), ARMH: 46.95 (-0.63), ING: 14.18 (-0.20), MSFT: 52.84 (-0.48), MA: 96.86 (-1.42), BABA: 75.85 (-2.91)
Visa Q4 Earnings In Line, Guides for 2016, Confirms Buyout
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Nov 03, 8:10AM CST
Visa Inc. (V) posted fourth-quarter fiscal 2015 (ended Sep 30) operating earnings per Class A common share of 62 cents, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate
DFS: 55.71 (-0.30), V: 78.11 (-0.20), AXP: 71.20 (-0.78), COF: 76.97 (-0.41)
MasterCard Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues In Line
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Oct 29, 11:20AM CDT
MasterCard (MA) reported favorable earnings driven by higher number of processed transactions, irrespective of the mixed global economic environment and foreign exchange headwinds.
DFS: 55.71 (-0.30), AXP: 71.20 (-0.78), COF: 76.97 (-0.41), MA: 96.86 (-1.42)
JPMorgan Chase Is Crushing It in Payments
Jordan Wathen, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Oct 28, 8:21AM CDT
JPMorgan Chase is rapidly emerging as a dominant force in payments. Thanks to a 10-year exclusive agreement it signed in 2013 with Visa , JPMorgan essentially rents a share of the Visa network, running payments over Visa's network as if it were...
DFS: 55.71 (-0.30), V: 78.11 (-0.20), JPM: 65.56 (-0.44), AXP: 71.20 (-0.78)
Discover Honored for Pro Bono Work by the Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Family Services
Business Wire - Wed Oct 28, 8:00AM CDT
Discover Financial Services has been selected as the 2015 recipient of the Scott C. Solberg Pro Bono award presented by the Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Family Services. The award honors Discover for its exemplary commitment to pro bono services in the state of Illinois.
DFS: 55.71 (-0.30)
Will Discover Ruin the Party for Visa, MasterCard, and AmEx?
Jordan Wathen, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Oct 24, 6:21AM CDT
At 30 years old, Discover 's card network seems like something that has been around forever. It's easy to forget that it was the last entrant into the network business, having launched in 1985 in a move its executives said would be "impossible"...
DFS: 55.71 (-0.30), V: 78.11 (-0.20), AXP: 71.20 (-0.78), MA: 96.86 (-1.42)
SmarTrend Watching for Potential Pullback in Shares of Discover Financial Services After 2.18% Gain
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Oct 23, 5:10PM CDT
Discover Financial Services (NYSE FS) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $56.13 to a high of $57.15. Yesterday, the shares gained 2.2%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $56.48 on volume of 4.6 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
DFS: 55.71 (-0.30)
7 Things to Know About Square Before Its IPO
Madeleine Johnson - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Oct 23, 5:09PM CDT
Should you invest in Square? Read on for 7 facts about the burgeoning payments company before its upcoming IPO.
DFS: 55.71 (-0.30), V: 78.11 (-0.20), AXP: 71.20 (-0.78), TWTR: 25.18 (-0.95), AAPL: 112.34 (-3.38), MA: 96.86 (-1.42)
American Express (AXP) Q3 Earnings Hit by Higher Expenses
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Oct 22, 8:40AM CDT
American Express (AXP) earnings were significantly affected led by the company's continued high expenditures on growth initiatives.
DFS: 55.71 (-0.30), V: 78.11 (-0.20), AXP: 71.20 (-0.78), COF: 76.97 (-0.41)
Forget Walmart's Woes: The Holidays Will Be Bright for Discover Financial
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 10:12AM CDT
As the perennial shopping frenzy gets under way, DFS is poised to outperform, despite negative indicators from Walmart earnings.
DFS: 55.71 (-0.30)
Discover Financial Beats Q3 Earnings Estimates; Up Y/Y
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Oct 21, 9:00AM CDT
Discover Financial (DFS) reported third-quarter 2015 earnings per share of $1.38 that beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.34.
DFS: 55.71 (-0.30), ALLY: 20.00 (-0.27), RM: 15.47 (-0.79), CSH: 31.05 (-0.79)
Discover Financial Services Inc (DFS) Earnings Report: Q3 2015 Conference Call Transcript
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 7:38AM CDT
The following Discover Financial Services Inc (DFS) conference call took place on October 20, 2015, 05:00 PM ET. This is a transcript of that earnings call:
DFS: 55.71 (-0.30)
Discover tops Street 3Q forecasts
By KEN SWEET - AP - Tue Oct 20, 4:57PM CDT
RIVERWOODS, Ill. (AP) — Discover Financial Services on Tuesday reported a modest increase in its third-quarter per-share earnings, and its stock rose in after-hours trading.
DFS: 55.71 (-0.30)
Balmoral Funds Completes The Acquisition of Enesco, LLC
Business Wire - Mon Nov 09, 2:55PM CST
Balmoral Funds, a Los Angeles based private equity fund focused on partnering with talented and committed management teams in the mid-market, announced today that it has acquired Enesco, LLC, a global leader in gift, plush toy, and home and garden decor industries. Serving more than 40,000 customers worldwide, Enesco designs, develops, and distributes consumer products to a wide variety of specialty card and gift retailers, home decor boutiques, as well as national retail chains and direct- to-consumer retailers.
DFS: 55.71 (-0.30)
Look for Shares of Discover Financial Services to Potentially Pullback after Yesterday's 1.23% Rise
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Nov 06, 4:23PM CST
Discover Financial Services (NYSE
FS) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $57.18 to a high of $57.80. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.2%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $56.91 on volume of 3.7 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious. DFS: 55.71 (-0.30)
Credit Suisse's Top 10 Financial Services Stocks to Own Right Now
at The Street - Thu Nov 05, 11:39AM CST
Financial stocks have seesawed this year, but the sector still has plenty of worthy investment opportunities. Here's Credit Suisse's top picks for financial stocks.
DFS: 55.71 (-0.30), GGP: 25.18 (-1.19), ITG: 19.49 (+0.16), JPM: 65.56 (-0.44), AMG: 167.53 (-3.76), NSM: 12.67 (-0.64), MET: 49.89 (+0.43), KEY: 12.76 (-0.22), ALL: 62.41 (-0.14), SCHW: 32.31 (-0.48)
4 Stocks to Buy Now for the Coming 'Santa Claus' Rally
at The Street - Wed Nov 04, 2:33PM CST
As we head into the Great American Tradition known as holiday shopping, these four stocks should rise on the strength of a freer-spending consumer.
DFS: 55.71 (-0.30), F: 13.92 (-0.12), V: 78.11 (-0.20), BF.B: 102.42 (-1.55)
Discover Financial Services to Present at Bank of America Merrill Lynch Banking & Financial Services Conference
Business Wire - Wed Nov 04, 8:00AM CST
David Nelms, chairman and chief executive officer of Discover, will present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Banking & Financial Services Conference in New York on Wednesday, November 18, at 9:50 a.m. Eastern time.
DFS: 55.71 (-0.30)
FIDO Alliance Announces 72 Certified Authentication Products Are Now Available, Featuring the First FIDO Solutions for Apple's Touch ID on iOS 9
Marketwired - Tue Nov 03, 9:00AM CST
The FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance (https://www.fidoalliance.org/), an industry consortium launched in 2013 to revolutionize online security with open standards for simpler, stronger authentication, today announced results from the most recent round of FIDO 1.0 certifications. Among the 72 products now available to the marketplace are the first FIDO Certified(TM) iOS products from Egis, Nok Nok Labs, and Samsung SDS, along with a line-up of smartphones from the world's leading OEMs. With a rich array of client and server options for Android, iOS, web and applications, consumers, Relying Parties and Service Providers have many choices to adopt FIDO authentication now.
SYNA: 86.41 (-1.92), BAC: 17.20 (-0.17), NXPI: 77.82 (-1.62), INTC: 32.11 (-0.29), GOOG: 717.00 (-14.23), DFS: 55.71 (-0.30), VDSI: 19.52 (-0.11), V: 78.11 (-0.20), EBAY: 28.19 (-0.37), QCOM: 51.94 (-0.64), ARMH: 46.95 (-0.63), ING: 14.18 (-0.20), MSFT: 52.84 (-0.48), MA: 96.86 (-1.42), BABA: 75.85 (-2.91)
Visa Q4 Earnings In Line, Guides for 2016, Confirms Buyout
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Nov 03, 8:10AM CST
Visa Inc. (V) posted fourth-quarter fiscal 2015 (ended Sep 30) operating earnings per Class A common share of 62 cents, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate
DFS: 55.71 (-0.30), V: 78.11 (-0.20), AXP: 71.20 (-0.78), COF: 76.97 (-0.41)
MasterCard Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues In Line
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Oct 29, 11:20AM CDT
MasterCard (MA) reported favorable earnings driven by higher number of processed transactions, irrespective of the mixed global economic environment and foreign exchange headwinds.
DFS: 55.71 (-0.30), AXP: 71.20 (-0.78), COF: 76.97 (-0.41), MA: 96.86 (-1.42)
JPMorgan Chase Is Crushing It in Payments
Jordan Wathen, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Oct 28, 8:21AM CDT
JPMorgan Chase is rapidly emerging as a dominant force in payments. Thanks to a 10-year exclusive agreement it signed in 2013 with Visa , JPMorgan essentially rents a share of the Visa network, running payments over Visa's network as if it were...
DFS: 55.71 (-0.30), V: 78.11 (-0.20), JPM: 65.56 (-0.44), AXP: 71.20 (-0.78)
Discover Honored for Pro Bono Work by the Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Family Services
Business Wire - Wed Oct 28, 8:00AM CDT
Discover Financial Services has been selected as the 2015 recipient of the Scott C. Solberg Pro Bono award presented by the Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Family Services. The award honors Discover for its exemplary commitment to pro bono services in the state of Illinois.
DFS: 55.71 (-0.30)
Will Discover Ruin the Party for Visa, MasterCard, and AmEx?
Jordan Wathen, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Oct 24, 6:21AM CDT
At 30 years old, Discover 's card network seems like something that has been around forever. It's easy to forget that it was the last entrant into the network business, having launched in 1985 in a move its executives said would be "impossible"...
DFS: 55.71 (-0.30), V: 78.11 (-0.20), AXP: 71.20 (-0.78), MA: 96.86 (-1.42)
SmarTrend Watching for Potential Pullback in Shares of Discover Financial Services After 2.18% Gain
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Oct 23, 5:10PM CDT
Discover Financial Services (NYSE
FS) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $56.13 to a high of $57.15. Yesterday, the shares gained 2.2%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $56.48 on volume of 4.6 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious. DFS: 55.71 (-0.30)
7 Things to Know About Square Before Its IPO
Madeleine Johnson - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Oct 23, 5:09PM CDT
Should you invest in Square? Read on for 7 facts about the burgeoning payments company before its upcoming IPO.
DFS: 55.71 (-0.30), V: 78.11 (-0.20), AXP: 71.20 (-0.78), TWTR: 25.18 (-0.95), AAPL: 112.34 (-3.38), MA: 96.86 (-1.42)
American Express (AXP) Q3 Earnings Hit by Higher Expenses
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Oct 22, 8:40AM CDT
American Express (AXP) earnings were significantly affected led by the company's continued high expenditures on growth initiatives.
DFS: 55.71 (-0.30), V: 78.11 (-0.20), AXP: 71.20 (-0.78), COF: 76.97 (-0.41)
Forget Walmart's Woes: The Holidays Will Be Bright for Discover Financial
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 10:12AM CDT
As the perennial shopping frenzy gets under way, DFS is poised to outperform, despite negative indicators from Walmart earnings.
DFS: 55.71 (-0.30)
Discover Financial Beats Q3 Earnings Estimates; Up Y/Y
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Oct 21, 9:00AM CDT
Discover Financial (DFS) reported third-quarter 2015 earnings per share of $1.38 that beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.34.
DFS: 55.71 (-0.30), ALLY: 20.00 (-0.27), RM: 15.47 (-0.79), CSH: 31.05 (-0.79)
Discover Financial Services Inc (DFS) Earnings Report: Q3 2015 Conference Call Transcript
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 7:38AM CDT
The following Discover Financial Services Inc (DFS) conference call took place on October 20, 2015, 05:00 PM ET. This is a transcript of that earnings call:
DFS: 55.71 (-0.30)
Discover tops Street 3Q forecasts
By KEN SWEET - AP - Tue Oct 20, 4:57PM CDT
RIVERWOODS, Ill. (AP) — Discover Financial Services on Tuesday reported a modest increase in its third-quarter per-share earnings, and its stock rose in after-hours trading.
DFS: 55.71 (-0.30)
