1 Financial Stock We're Watching Now

By Chris Hill – Mar 13, 2014 at 8:49PM

NYSE: AXP

American Express

Market Cap

$119B

Today's Change

(-1.83%) -$2.98

Current Price

$159.78

Price as of March 24, 2023, 4:00 p.m. ET

Here's why our analysts are going to be watching Discover closely this week.

In this segment from Thursday's Investor Beat, Motley Fool analyst David Hanson discusses why Discover (DFS -0.77%) should stand in its own right as a strong performing investment, rather than continuing to hold the stigma among investors as "the poor man's American Express (AXP -1.83%)." David also talks about why this company should stand apart in investors' minds from the two big players in credit cards, Visa (V -0.70%) and MasterCard (MA -0.77%), and why Discover should almost be viewed more as a bank than a credit card company.

Chris Hill has no position in any stocks mentioned. David Hanson owns shares of American Express. The Motley Fool recommends American Express, MasterCard, and Visa. The Motley Fool owns shares of MasterCard and Visa. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.