BMO Capital Reiterates a Hold Rating on Discover Financial Services (DFS)


BMO Capital analyst James Fotheringham reiterated a Hold rating on Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) today and set a price target of $95. The company’s shares opened today at $71.50.

According to TipRanks.com, Fotheringham is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 14.2% and a 73.5% success rate. Fotheringham covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation, Focus Financial Partners Inc, and Corporate Capital Trust Inc.

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Moderate Buy analyst consensus rating for Discover Financial Services with a $85.60 average price target.

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Based on Discover Financial Services’ latest earnings release for the quarter ending June 30, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $3.11 billion and net profit of $663 million. In comparison, last year the company earned revenue of $2.95 billion and had a net profit of $598 million.

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Discover Financial Services is a holding company, which engages in the provision of direct banking and payment services. It operates through the Direct Banking and Payment Services segments.

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