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Zacks Rank: 2-Buy

Zacks Rank	Definition	Annualized Return
#1	Strong Buy	26.6%
#2	Buy	18.71%
#3	Hold	10.12%
#4	Sell	4.32%
#5	Strong Sell	2.16%
S&P	500	9.93%

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            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		47.34 - 48.06
	
		52wk Low - High
		32.13 - 49.71
	
		Previous Close
		47.40
	
		Avg. Volume
		3,799,117
	
		Industry
		FIN-CONS LOANS
	
		Market Cap
		23.25 B
	
		Div - Yield
		0.80 - 1.69
	
		Beta
		1.49
	
		P/E (F1)
		9.97
	
		Current Year Est.
		4.75
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		0.00%
	
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                                                                        Definition
                                                                        Annualized Return
                                                                    
                                                                        #1
                                                                        Strong Buy
                                                                        26.6%
                                                                    
                                                                        #2
                                                                        Buy
                                                                        18.71%
                                                                    
                                                                        #3
                                                                        Hold
                                                                        10.12%
                                                                    
                                                                        #4
                                                                        Sell
                                                                        4.32%
                                                                    
                                                                        #5
                                                                        Strong Sell
                                                                        2.16%
                                                                    
                                                                        S&P
                                                                        500
                                                                        9.93%
                                                                    
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            P/E (F1)
                            9.97
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            0.91
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            4.75
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            1.14
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            1.14
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            0.00%
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            07-23-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            4.61
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            11.00%
                        
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            Company Description
        
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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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (06/2013)	Next Qtr (09/2013)	Current Year (12/2013)	Next Year (12/2014)
Average Estimate	1.14	1.17	4.75	4.86
Number of Estimates	13	13	15	16
Low Estimate	1.06	1.11	4.40	4.34
High Estimate	1.18	1.31	4.94	NA
Year Ago EPS	1.00	1.21	4.46	4.75
EPS Growth	14.00%	-3.31%	6.59%	2.20%

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Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
DISCOVER FIN SV	DFS	47.40
REGIONAL MANAGE	RM	25.71
CAPITAL ONE FIN	COF	62.00
CREDIT ACCEPT	CACC	109.50
ENCORE CAP GRP	ECPG	36.97
SLM CORP	SLM	23.01
TREE.COM INC	TREE	18.50
EZCORP INC CL A	EZPW	19.17
WORLD ACCEPTANC	WRLD	93.47

Sector:Finance>> Industry:FIN-CONS LOANS

COMPARE TICKER vs. Its Peers

Zacks Commentary

Roundtable Top Picks for the Week of Jun. 17th

Jun, 18 2013 00:00

Discover Financial, FedEx, Oracle, Alcoa and Goldman Sachs are part of Zacks Earnings Preview:

Jun 17, 2013

Encore Capital Completes AACC Buy

Jun 14, 2013

Looking Ahead to Q2 Earnings Season (revised)

Jun, 14 2013 00:00

DFS-Barclaycard Form Alliance

Jun 06, 2013

Discover Expands JCB Alliance

May 31, 2013

Encore to Buy Cabot Credit Mgmt

May 31, 2013

Banks Pulling Up Estimate Revisions

May, 31 2013 00:00

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Financials

EPS TTM	4.61
Sales	8,984
Net Income	2,353
Price/Earnings	10.28
Price/Book	2.41
Price/Cash Flow	10.05
Price/Sales	2.56

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News

Don`t Leave Home Without This Stock - TheMotleyFool

Jun 18, 2013

Potential Discover (DFS) Trade Has $44.30 Breakeven - Freshbrewedmedia

Jun 18, 2013

2 Stocks We`re Watching Right Now - TheMotleyFool

Jun 17, 2013

5 Things I Learned Reading Visa`s Annual Report - TheMotleyFool

Jun 17, 2013

Basic Needs Portfolio Selection: MasterCard - TheMotleyFool

Jun 17, 2013

New Discover Home Loans Tool Educates Consumers about Mortgage Options - Businesswire

Jun 17, 2013

Investing in Credit Solutions and Partnerships Leverage Growth Opportunities - Research Report on Visa, American Express, MasterCard, Discover, and Capital One - Pr Newswire

Jun 14, 2013

Discover Is an `Underappreciated Growth Story`: Analyst - TheStreet.com

Jun 13, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	1.50
ABR (Last Week)	1.47
# of recs in ABR	18
Average Target Price	50.71
Industry Rank by ABR	99 out of 265
Rank in Industry	2 out of 9

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Day Low - High	47.34 - 48.06
52wk Low - High	32.13 - 49.71
Previous Close	47.40
Avg. Volume	3,799,117
Industry	FIN-CONS LOANS
Market Cap	23.25 B
Div - Yield	0.80 - 1.69
Beta	1.49
P/E (F1)	9.97
Current Year Est.	4.75
Quarterly Earnings ESP	0.00%

P/E (F1)	9.97
PEG Ratio	0.91
Current Year Est.	4.75
Current Quarter Estimate	1.14
Most Accurate Estimate	1.14
Earnings ESP	0.00%
Next Earnings Report Date	07-23-2013
EPS Last Year	4.61
Expected Earnings Growth	11.00%

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