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DFS vs VEL

Side-by-side comparison of Discover Financial Services (DFS) and Velocity Financial Inc. (VEL): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both DFS and VEL operate in Finance: Consumer Services (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • DFS is the larger of the two at $32.76B, about 75.5x VEL ($433.7M).
  • Over the past year, DFS is up 8.0% and VEL is up 10.0% - VEL leads by 2.1 points.
  • VEL has hit the wire 5 times in the past 4 weeks while DFS has been quiet.
  • DFS has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 6 for VEL).
PerformanceDFS+7.96%VEL+5.58%
2025-04-28+0.00%2025-05-16
MetricDFSVEL
Company
Discover Financial Services
Velocity Financial Inc.
Price
$200.12-0.24%
$19.48+0.57%
Market cap
$32.76B
$433.7M
1M return
+7.96%
+10.49%
1Y return
+7.96%
+10.03%
Industry
Finance: Consumer Services
Finance: Consumer Services
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2020
News (4w)
0
5
Recent ratings
25
6
DFS

Discover Financial Services

Discover Financial Services, through its subsidiaries, operates as a digital banking and payment services company in the United States. It operates in two segments, Digital Banking and Payment Services. The Digital Banking segment offers Discover-branded credit cards to individuals; and other consumer products and services, including private student loans, personal loans, home loans, and other consumer lending, as well as deposit products, such as certificates of deposit, money market accounts, IRA certificates of deposit, IRA savings accounts, checking accounts, and sweep accounts. The Payment Services segment operates the PULSE network, an automated teller machine, debit, and electronic funds transfer network; Diners Club International, a payments network that issues Diners Club branded charge cards and/or provides card acceptance services; and Discover Network that processes transactions for Discover-branded credit and debit cards, as well as offers payment transaction processing and settlement services. Discover has strategic network alliance agreement with Arab Financial Services. The company was incorporated in 1960 and is based in Riverwoods, Illinois.

VEL

Velocity Financial Inc.

Velocity Financial, Inc. operates as a real estate finance company in the United States. The company primarily originates and manages investor loans secured by 1-4 unit residential rental and small commercial properties. It offers its products through a network of independent mortgage brokers. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Westlake Village, California.

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