Discover Fin Sv (DFS)

Industry: Finance
DFS
Discover Fin Sv

Price: $26.08

Chaikin Power Gauge Report | Generated: Wed Jul 27 11:30 EDT 2011
$26.08

Power Gauge Rating

DFS - Neutral
The Chaikin Power Gauge Rating for DFS is neutral with very attractive financial metrics, very strong earnings performance, very bullish price/volume activity and very positive expert opinions. DFS's financial metrics are excellent due to a high return on equity.
Earnings Performance

TM

Financial Metrics

Price/Volume Activity

DFS's financial metrics are excellent due to a high long term debt to equity ratio. Despite these bullish factors, Chaikin Power Tools has identified a negative trend resulting in a neutral rating.

Expert Opinions

News Sentiment Rating

Neutral
DFS Discover Fin .. July 20, 2011

Chaikin Sentiment Gauge for DFS is neutral. Stories concerning DFS have a balanced or neutral sentiment.

TM

News Sentiment :Neutral

Power Trend - 5 Year Chart

The Power Gauge distills a 20 factor model into a concise picture of a stock's potential.

High Potential

Neutral

Low Potential

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Financials & Earnings

Financial Metrics

Financial Metrics Rating

LT Debt/Equity Ratio

Very Bullish
DFS's financial metrics are excellent. The company yields a high return on shareholder's equity and generates high free cash flow relative to market capitalization. The rank is based on a high long term debt to equity ratio, high return on equity and relatively high cash flow.

Price to Book Value

Return on Equity

Price to Sales Ratio

Business Value

Assets and Liabilities

Ratio Current Ratio LT Debt/Equity TTM 1.44 2.74

Valuation
Ratio Price/Book Price/Sales TTM 2.20 1.73

Returns
Ratio Return on Invest Return on Equity TTM 6.7% 24.7%

Earnings Performance

Earnings Performance Rating

Earnings Growth

Very Bullish
DFS's earnings performance has been very strong. The company has a history of strong earnings growth and has outperformed analysts' earnings estimates. The rank is based on high earnings growth over the past 3-5 years, better than expected earnings in recent quarters, an upward trend in earnings this year, a relatively low projected P/E ratio and inconsistent earnings over the past 5 years.

Earnings Surprise

Earnings Trend

Projected P/E Ratio

Earnings Consistency

5 Year Revenue and Earnings Growth

11/06 Revenue(M) Rev % Growth EPS EPS % Growth 5,997.46 17.32% $2.26 86.78% 11/07 5,051.87 -15.77% $1.18 -47.79% 11/08 6,957.02 37.71% $1.93 63.56% 11/09 10,378.75 49.18% $2.42 25.39% 11/10 8,241.22 -20.60% $1.23 -49.17%

EPS Estimates
Factor Quarterly EPS Yearly EPS Factor 3-5 year EPS Actual EPS Prev $0.47 $1.23 Actual EPS Growth 13.57% EST EPS Current $0.80 $3.49 Est EPS Growth 12.33% Change +0.33 +2.26 Change -1.24

EPS Surprise
Estimate Latest Qtr 1 Qtr Ago 2 Qtr Ago 3 Qtr Ago $0.72 $0.53 $0.42 $0.35 Actual $1.09 $0.84 $0.64 $0.47 Difference $0.37 $0.31 $0.22 $0.12 % Difference 51.39 58.49 52.38 34.29

EPS Quarterly Results

FY 11/09 11/10 11/11 Qtr 1 $0.25 $-0.22 $0.84 Qtr 2 $0.43 $0.34 $1.09 Qtr 3 $1.09 $0.47 Qtr 4 $0.63 $0.64 Total $2.40 $1.23 -

Fiscal Year End Month is November.

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Price Trend & Expert Opinions

Price/Volume Activity

Price/Volume Activity Rating

Relative Strength vs Market

Very Bullish
Price and volume activity for DFS is very bullish. DFS has outperformed the S&P 500 over 26 weeks and is experiencing sustained buying. The rank for DFS is based on its price strength versus the market, positive Chaikin money flow, a positive Chaikin price trend, a negative Chaikin price trend ROC and an increasing volume trend.

Chaikin Money Flow

Price Trend

Price Trend ROC

Volume Trend

Relative Strength vs S&P500 Index

Chaikin Money Flow

Chart shows whether DFS is performing better or worse than the market.

Chaikin Money Flow analyzes supply and demand for a company's stock.

Price Activity
Factor 52 Week High 52 Week Low % Change YTD Rel S&P 500 Value 27.52 13.91 31.05%

Price Activity
Factor % Change Price - 4 Weeks % Change Price - 24 Weeks % Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P % Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P Value 5.20% 26.54% 0.19% 24.54%

Volume Activity
Factor Average Volume 20 Days Average Volume 90 Days Chaikin Money Flow Persistency Value 7,344,930 6,437,471 80%

Expert Opinions

Expert Opinions

Earnings Estimate Revisions

Very Bullish
Expert opinions about DFS are very positive. Analysts are raising their EPS estimates for DFS and shorting of DFS is low. The rank for DFS is based on analysts revising earnings estimates upward, a low short interest ratio, insiders not purchasing significant amounts of stock and optimistic analyst opinions.

Short Interest

Insider Activity

Analyst Opinions

Relative Strength vs Industry

Earnings Estimate Revisions

Current Current Qtr Next Qtr 0.82 0.78 Current Current FY 3.55 7 Days Ago % Change 0.80 0.77 +2.50% +1.30%

Analyst Recommendations
Factor Mean this Week Mean Last Week Change Mean 5 Weeks Ago Value Buy Buy 0.00 Buy

EPS Estimates Revision Summary

Last Week Up Curr Qtr Curr Yr Next Qtr 0 0 0 0 Down 0 0 0 0 Last 4 Weeks Up 2 4 2 4 Down 0 0 0 0

30 Days Ago % Change 3.33 0.22

Next Yr

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The Company & Its Competitors

DFS's Competitors in Finance

Company DFS EZPW AEA CACC COF NNI WRLD SLM Power Gauge Historic EPS growth 13.57% 28.83% 4.31% 17.31% 10.77% 1.51% 15.15% 42.41% Projected EPS growth 12.33% 15.00% 15.00% 9.80% 17.00% 10.00% Profit Margin 22.75% 13.64% 6.71% 39.20% 19.17% 17.91% 18.57% 1.88% PEG 0.61 0.86 0.62 0.69 0.28 0.89 PE 8.58 13.59 10.43 13.56 6.43 3.94 12.15 7.80 Revenue(M) 8,241 733 600 442 19,067 1,062 491 6,776

News Headlines for DFS Business events scheduled for Thursday - Jun 22, 2011 Discover Financial to buy back $1 billion in stock - Jun 15, 2011 Discover Financial Services Announces $1 Billion Share Repurchase Program - Jun 15, 2011 Tree.com sells mortgage unit to Discover Financial - May 12, 2011 Discover to Acquire Mortgage Origination Business from Tree.com for $55.9 Million - May 12, 2011

Company Details DISCOVER FIN SV 2500 LAKE COOK ROAD RIVERWOODS, IL 60015 USA Phone: 224-405-0900 Fax: 224-405-4993 Website: http://www.discoverfinancial.com Full Time Employees: 10,300 Sector: Finance

Company Profile Discover Financial Services operates the Discover Card with more than fifty million cardmembers, the Discover Network with millions of merchant and cash access locations, and the Goldfish credit card business in the United Kingdom. Discover Financial Services also operates the pulse ATM/debit network, which serves more than four thousand four hundred financial institutions and includes nearly two lakhs sixty thousand ATMs, as well as POS terminals, nationwide.

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