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Forget Capital One and Discover: Truist, American Express Are Better Stocks to Buy

Best of breed and margin of safety matter when buying banks.

By Jason Hall – Mar 30, 2024 at 5:00AM EST

In this video, Motley Fool contributor Jason Hall breaks down the coming Capital One (COF 0.41%) and Discover Financial (DFS +0.00%) tie-up that will make a new credit card giant, and why he thinks investors should look to American Express (AXP 0.74%) and Truist Financial (TFC 0.23%) instead.

*Stock prices used were from the afternoon of March 26, 2024. The video was published on March 29, 2024.

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Jason Hall
Jason Hall is a contributing Motley Fool stock market analyst with more than a decade of experience writing about dividend stocks and long-term investing. He has been with the company since 2012 and previously spent over 10 years in technical sales in the printing and information services industry. Jason also founded and operated a small food manufacturing business.
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Discover Financial Services is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. American Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Jason Hall has positions in Truist Financial. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Truist Financial. The Motley Fool recommends Discover Financial Services. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Jason Hall is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.

Stocks Mentioned

Capital One Financial Stock Quote
Capital One Financial
NYSE: COF
$184.96
(-0.41%)-$0.77
American Express Stock Quote
American Express
NYSE: AXP
$303.12
(-0.74%)-$2.26
Truist Financial Stock Quote
Truist Financial
NYSE: TFC
$46.65
(-0.23%)-$0.11

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