Discover Financial Services (DFS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $194.21 -5.69 (-2.85%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$194.24 +0.03 (+0.01%) As of 07:16 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Discover Financial Services Short Interest DataDiscover Financial Services (DFS) has a short interest of 3.44 million shares, representing 1.38% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 16.22% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.2, indicating that it would take 2.2 days of the average trading volume of 1.65 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest3,440,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest2,960,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+16.22%Dollar Volume Sold Short$691.75 millionShort Interest Ratio2.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateJanuary 31, 2025Outstanding Shares251,310,000 sharesFloat Size249,330,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.38%Today's Trading Volume2,476,043 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,652,495 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average150% Short Selling Discover Financial Services? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Discover Financial Services and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartDFS Short Interest Over TimeDFS Days to Cover Over TimeDFS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Discover Financial Services Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 1/31/20253,440,000 shares $691.75 million +16.2%1.4%2.2 $201.09 1/15/20252,960,000 shares $554.97 million -0.7%1.2%1.8 $187.49 12/31/20242,980,000 shares $516.23 million -4.2%1.2%1.9 $173.23 12/15/20243,110,000 shares $547.36 million +11.1%1.2%2 $176.00 11/30/20242,800,000 shares $510.80 million -16.4%1.1%1.8 $182.43 11/15/20243,350,000 shares $589.67 million -21.6%1.3%2.1 $176.02 10/31/20244,270,000 shares $633.80 million +13.0%1.7%2.9 $148.43 10/15/20243,780,000 shares $556.19 million +32.6%1.5%3.2 $147.14 9/30/20242,850,000 shares $399.91 million +22.8%1.1%2.3 $140.32 9/15/20242,320,000 shares $304.69 million +3.1%0.9%1.8 $131.33 Get the Latest News and Ratings for DFS and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Discover Financial Services and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 8/31/20242,250,000 shares $312.10 million -4.3%0.9%1.8 $138.71 8/15/20242,350,000 shares $307.29 million -24.9%0.9%1.8 $130.76 7/31/20243,130,000 shares $450.66 million +34.3%1.3%2.4 $143.98 7/15/20242,330,000 shares $319.35 million -12.1%0.9%1.7 $137.06 6/30/20242,650,000 shares $346.65 million +14.7%1.1%2.1 $130.81 6/15/20242,310,000 shares $281.82 million +5.5%0.9%1.9 $122.00 5/31/20242,190,000 shares $268.91 million +9.0%0.9%1.7 $122.79 5/15/20242,010,000 shares $254.73 million -9.9%0.8%1.4 $126.73 4/30/20242,230,000 shares $282.61 million -19.2%0.9%1.1 $126.73 4/15/20242,760,000 shares $334.82 million -2.5%1.1%1.3 $121.31 3/31/20242,830,000 shares $370.98 million -4.4%1.1%1.2 $131.09 3/15/20242,960,000 shares $355.91 million +6.9%1.2%1.2 $120.24 2/29/20242,770,000 shares $334.34 million -4.5%1.1%1.1 $120.70 2/15/20242,900,000 shares $321.06 million -9.9%1.2%1.1 $110.71 1/31/20243,220,000 shares $339.77 million +11.0%1.3%1.5 $105.52 1/15/20242,900,000 shares $317.64 million -2.4%1.2%1.3 $109.53 12/31/20232,970,000 shares $333.83 million -29.6%1.2%1.4 $112.40 12/15/20234,220,000 shares $447.45 million -19.8%1.7%1.8 $106.03 11/30/20235,260,000 shares $489.18 million -24.9%2.1%2.2 $93.00 11/15/20237,000,000 shares $599.62 million +56.3%2.8%3.2 $85.66 10/31/20234,480,000 shares $367.72 million -8.2%1.8%1.8 $82.08 10/15/20234,880,000 shares $436.27 million +17.0%2.0%1.9 $89.40 9/30/20234,170,000 shares $361.25 million -4.1%1.7%1.6 $86.63 9/15/20234,350,000 shares $390.37 million +13.6%1.8%1.9 $89.74 8/31/20233,830,000 shares $344.97 million -24.2%1.5%1.5 $90.07 8/15/20235,050,000 shares $469.40 million +7.7%2.0%2 $92.95 7/31/20234,690,000 shares $495.03 million -8.4%1.9%2.2 $105.55 7/15/20235,120,000 shares $607.03 million -9.1%2.0%2.3 $118.56 6/30/20235,630,000 shares $657.87 million -28.4%2.2%2.8 $116.85 6/15/20237,860,000 shares $921.59 million +14.2%3.1%3.8 $117.2570%, 80%, 90% Win Rates? 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Well, it’s all possible with these FIVE Candlestick Pattern Cheatsheets.>> You can grab your FREE, laminated copies right here << 5/31/20236,880,000 shares $706.58 million +40.1%2.7%3.2 $102.70 5/15/20234,910,000 shares $476.47 million +17.8%1.9%2.3 $97.04 4/30/20234,170,000 shares $431.47 million -8.8%1.7%2 $103.47 4/15/20234,570,000 shares $462.35 million +0.7%1.8%2 $101.17 3/31/20234,540,000 shares $448.73 million -6.8%1.7%1.8 $98.84 3/15/20234,870,000 shares $468.74 million +16.8%2.0%2 $96.25 2/28/20234,170,000 shares $467.04 million -8.4%1.6%1.8 $112.00 2/15/20234,550,000 shares $524.39 million -18.5%1.7%2 $115.25 1/31/20235,580,000 shares $651.35 million +9.4%2.1%2.4 $116.73 1/15/20235,100,000 shares $546.72 million +8.5%1.9%2.4 $107.20 12/30/20224,700,000 shares $459.80 million +43.3%1.7%2.4 $97.83 12/15/20223,280,000 shares $324.33 million +1.6%1.2%1.8 $98.88 11/30/20223,230,000 shares $350.00 million -20.6%1.2%1.8 $108.36 11/15/20224,070,000 shares $421.77 million +26.8%1.5%2.4 $103.63 10/31/20223,210,000 shares $335.32 million -57.4%1.2%2 $104.46 10/15/20227,540,000 shares $687.65 million +107.7%2.8%4.7 $91.20 9/30/20223,630,000 shares $330.04 million -0.6%1.3%2.2 $90.92 9/15/20223,650,000 shares $368.32 million +10.3%1.3%2.1 $100.91 8/31/20223,310,000 shares $332.62 million +16.6%1.2%1.8 $100.49 8/15/20222,840,000 shares $309.08 million -27.6%1.0%1.5 $108.83 7/31/20223,920,000 shares $395.92 million -7.1%1.4%2 $101.00 7/15/20224,220,000 shares $438.92 million +2.2%1.5%2.1 $104.01 6/30/20224,130,000 shares $390.62 million -14.9%N/A2.3 $94.58 6/15/20224,850,000 shares $459.20 million -5.3%N/A2.7 $94.68 5/31/20225,120,000 shares $581.07 million +18.0%1.8%3 $113.49 5/15/20224,340,000 shares $455.27 million -4.2%1.6%2.4 $104.90 4/30/20224,530,000 shares $509.44 million -9.9%1.6%2.6 $112.46 4/15/20225,030,000 shares $564.27 million +0.4%1.8%2.9 $112.18 3/31/20225,010,000 shares $552.05 million -11.0%1.8%2.7 $110.19 3/15/20225,630,000 shares $620.93 million -6.6%1.9%3 $110.29 2/28/20226,030,000 shares $744.34 million +10.9%2.1%3.3 $123.44 2/15/20225,440,000 shares $693.76 million +10.3%1.9%3 $127.53 1/31/20224,930,000 shares $570.65 million -9.0%1.7%2.8 $115.75 1/15/20225,420,000 shares $691.27 million +6.5%1.9%2.9 $127.54 12/31/20215,090,000 shares $588.20 million -17.9%1.7%2.8 $115.56 12/15/20216,200,000 shares $712.94 million +16.3%2.1%3.4 $114.99 11/30/20215,330,000 shares $574.84 million -1.3%1.8%3 $107.85 11/15/20215,400,000 shares $638.17 million -6.7%1.9%3.2 $118.18 10/29/20215,790,000 shares $656.12 million -2.4%2.0%3.5 $113.32 10/15/20215,930,000 shares $766.57 million -1.3%2.0%3.9 $129.27 9/30/20216,010,000 shares $738.33 million -7.0%2.0%3.9 $122.85 9/15/20216,460,000 shares $796.91 million +3.7%2.2%3.9 $123.36 8/31/20216,230,000 shares $798.81 million +18.0%2.1%3.8 $128.22 8/13/20215,280,000 shares $714.81 million +10.2%1.8%3.1 $135.38 7/30/20214,790,000 shares $595.49 million +6.2%1.6%2.7 $124.32 7/15/20214,510,000 shares $557.03 million -14.7%1.5%2.4 $123.51 6/30/20215,290,000 shares $625.75 million +14.5%1.7%2.7 $118.29 6/15/20214,620,000 shares $568.31 million +2.9%1.5%2.4 $123.01 5/28/20214,490,000 shares $526.50 million -12.5%1.5%2.1 $117.26 5/14/20215,130,000 shares $588.56 million -11.3%1.7%2.3 $114.7370%, 80%, 90% Win Rates? 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Short interest is the volume of Discover Financial Services shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 31st, traders have sold 3,440,000 shares of DFS short. 1.38% of Discover Financial Services' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Discover Financial Services' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Discover Financial Services? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. DFS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Discover Financial Services's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Discover Financial Services? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Discover Financial Services: Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Moore Capital Management LP, Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC, Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Caption Management LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, Optiver Holding B.V., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Barclays PLC, Wellington Management Group LLP, JPMorgan Chase & Co., and JPMorgan Chase & Co.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Discover Financial Services? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 1.38% of Discover Financial Services' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Discover Financial Services' short interest increasing or decreasing? Discover Financial Services saw a increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 3,440,000 shares, an increase of 16.2% from the previous total of 2,960,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is Discover Financial Services' float size? Discover Financial Services currently has issued a total of 251,310,000 shares. Some of Discover Financial Services' outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Discover Financial Services currently has a public float of 249,330,000 shares. How does Discover Financial Services' short interest compare to its competitors? 1.38% of Discover Financial Services' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Discover Financial Services: Capital One Financial Co. (4.51%), SLM Co. (4.25%), Credit Acceptance Co. (6.86%), Nelnet, Inc. (1.52%), Encore Capital Group, Inc. (6.13%), PRA Group, Inc. (1.09%), World Acceptance Co. (7.03%), EZCORP, Inc. (16.35%), Green Dot Co. (4.07%), Regional Management Corp. (2.63%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Discover Financial Services stock? Short selling DFS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Discover Financial Services as its price is falling. DFS shares are trading down $5.69 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Discover Financial Services? A short squeeze for Discover Financial Services occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of DFS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Discover Financial Services' short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including DFS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Capital One Financial Short Interest SLM Short Interest Credit Acceptance Short Interest Nelnet Short Interest Encore Capital Group Short Interest PRA Group Short Interest World Acceptance Short Interest EZCORP Short Interest Green Dot Short Interest Regional Management Short Interest Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:DFS) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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