Discovery Communications (DISCK)

47.03 +0.65  +1.40%  May 25, 11:00PM Go Pro
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Discovery Communications Performance

Historical performance is a good guide for the future, but it is imperfect. Pay attention to a company's history, but be realistic about what you can project into the future.

5 Year Total Returns Performance

Returns from price appreciation only give a partial view of the returns to an investor. This total returns chart shows the returns to an investor from both price appreciation and dividends (dividends are assumed to be reinvested)

Returns 193.9%

1 Year Total Returns Performance Comparison

Here are Discovery Communications's total returns compared to the market and some of its peers. High historical total returns are excellent - especially if you held the stock at the time - but returns can change direction quickly. To predict future performance, looking at the business is more important than looking at historic returns.

  • DISCK Total Returns
  • ^SPXTR Total Returns
  • DISCA Total Returns
  • DISCB Total Returns
1 month total returns YTD total returns 1 year total returns* 3 year total returns
DISCK -6.67% 24.75% 22.19% 130.2%
^SPXTR -5.89% 5.70% 1.18% 57.02%
DISCA -7.89% 24.11% 16.33% 130.9%
DISCB -4.09% 20.44% 8.83% 120.5%

* May differ from chart if one year ago today was not a trading day. Table uses the previous trading day as a base while chart uses the next trading day.

Fundamental Performance

Price vs Earnings

In the long run, the price and earnings of a company are correlated. If the two metrics are diverging, there should be a good reason why. Divergence without reason can signal danger or opportunity.

Price 193.9%
Earnings Per Share TTM 2233%

Earnings Yield vs Dividend Yield

Yields show how much you are getting for the price you pay. For example, an earnings yield of 8% means that for every dollar you pay, you get 8 cents worth of current earnings. Take these numbers into account when buying to see if you are over-paying or getting a good deal.

Earnings Yield 5.95%
Dividend Yield 0.00%

Revenue and Earnings Growth

Revenues show how much the company is selling to customers, while net income is what remains for shareholders after the company pays its expenses. Revenue growth often persists over time, but net income is more fickle. Watch closely to see if revenue and income grow at similar rates.

Revenues TTM 4.235B
Net Income TTM 1.132B

Efficent Use of Assets

Profit margins show what percentage of every dollar of sales turns into earnings. Asset Uitlization shows how many dollars of sales a company gets for each dollar that the company invests in assets. Multiplying the two numbers together gives you Return on Assets which tells you approximately how efficiently the company invests money to earn more money.

Profit Margin 29.95%
Asset Utilization 0.3679

Reinvestment Strategy

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) tells you how much income a company earned after investing $1 in its business. The Payout Ratio tells what percentage of the company's income it pays to shareholders instead of reinvesting in its own growth. Watch out for companies that pay out very little when their ROIC is low.

5 Year Average ROIC 0.0496
5 Year Average Payout Ratio 0.00
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DISCK News

Trading up to major MA's -- 200d: $RGLD $UTHR $ENDP 50d: $NKE $PRGO $AES $KNX $URBN $DISCK 20d: $WWW $MJN $SLAB $AFG
about 15 hours ago by TheEquitiesRoom
Lots of BO's in my watchlist for this week: $URI $GNC $MOV $SWI $DISCK $TDG $VAL $ROST $MYGN $HUBB $FMC $ARG $VFC $GCO --> Market Bullish
about 32 days ago by Global_Trader
Stocks near BO points & with 3 Qrts of accelerating EPS: $VRX $DISCK $BYI $HUBB $FUL $JBHT $VAL $CELG $TDG $ARG $MYGN $FIRE $GNC $VFC $CYBX
about 34 days ago by Global_Trader
$DISCK New 52 Week High - Crossed daily highs resistance.
about 43 days ago by TradeIdeasQuant
$DISCK New 52 Week High - Crossed daily highs resistance.
about 46 days ago by TradeIdeasQuant
$DISCK New 52 Week High - Crossed daily highs resistance.
about 54 days ago by TradeIdeasQuant
$DISCK New 52 Week High - Crossed daily highs resistance.
about 76 days ago by TradeIdeasQuant
News related to $DISCK, currently +0.7% since open: 'Liz Claiborne names former Hilfiger exec CFO, COO' http://stks.co/2olr
about 77 days ago by TradeBot
$DISCK New 52 Week High - Crossed daily highs resistance.
about 85 days ago by TradeIdeasQuant
$DISCK New 52 Week High - Crossed daily highs resistance.
about 90 days ago by TradeIdeasQuant
$DISCK New 52 Week High - Crossed daily highs resistance.
about 103 days ago by TradeIdeasQuant
$DISCK moving up
about 348 days ago by tomb_traider
$DISCK seeing put volume running at 29.59x the daily average, 100% on the offer…2k puts traded so far
about 509 days ago by Benzinga
$DISCK http://chart.ly/ujueft2 Buy above $43.00 with about $ 1.00 stop.
about 521 days ago by kaarby1
Weekend Values: Nice mix of short & long position writeups, featuring $NFLX, $MHGU, $DISCK/$DISCA, $SVU & $RLD http://bit.ly/g4PNGK
about 526 days ago by asues
Additional trade ideas for Thurs: $AON, $BBT, $BYD, $DISCK, $ESRX, $LM. These all assume that we get a Reversal in the mkts on Thurs
about 558 days ago by 1973Hog
RE: @fortune8 http://bit.ly/9ahf50 $DISCK for the bears http://disq.us/qvgiu
about 572 days ago by fortune8
$DISCK http://chart.ly/lmpsw4p Wait for it to hit the support and grab it.
about 628 days ago by ralree
$DISCK http://chart.ly/gg8yisw Like it over 34.22 for a trade.
about 636 days ago by szaman
some more to watch on long side $hdb $disca $edu $sxci $disck $htht $acom $logm $rdwr fave liveperson
about 638 days ago by zortrades
Unusual volume: $DISCK up 2.03% from previous close http://bit.ly/beiNrD #nasdaq
about 704 days ago by NASDAQ
Lots of shares trading for $DISCK? 13f holders at http://tinyurl.com/2c7xhnn
about 705 days ago by whalewisdom
Pre-Market Movers: $OSIP,$RISK,$MIL,$ACWI,$PUK,$MXB,$SGMS,$SNDA,$DISCK,$PWRD...more
about 819 days ago by smart_ticker
After Hours Most Active: $DISCA, $PRSP, $CREE, $PALM, $DISCK http://bit.ly/AzYaT #nasdaq
about 822 days ago by NASDAQ

Recent Quotes

Symbol Price Chg Chg % Market Cap
DISCK 47.03 +0.65 +1.40% 5.482B
DISCB 49.68 +0.00 +0.00% 13.60B
DISCA 50.56 +0.24 +0.48% 13.07B
DIS 44.50 +0.06 +0.14% 79.76B
DHT 0.64 +0.02 +2.56% 41.28M
DHRM 2.11 +0.13 +6.57% 9.643M
DHR 52.76 -0.07 -0.13% 36.50B
DHIL 67.70 +0.21 +0.31% 209.19M
DHI 17.01 -0.14 -0.82% 5.390B
DHG 15.93 +0.08 +0.50%
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