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SLM (SLM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$31.23 -0.57 (-1.79%)
Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$31.22 0.00 (-0.02%)
As of 08/1/2025 07:49 PM Eastern
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About SLM Stock (NASDAQ:SLM)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$30.54
$31.73
50-Day Range
$31.20
$34.40
52-Week Range
$19.39
$34.97
Volume
1.86 million shs
Average Volume
2.24 million shs
Market Capitalization
$6.51 billion
P/E Ratio
15.69
Dividend Yield
1.67%
Price Target
$35.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

SLM Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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100th Percentile Overall Score

SLM MarketRank™: 

SLM scored higher than 100% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 15th out of 919 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    SLM has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.90, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    SLM has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about SLM's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for SLM are expected to grow by 8.79% in the coming year, from $3.07 to $3.34 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of SLM is 15.69, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.09.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of SLM is 15.69, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.74.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    SLM has a PEG Ratio of 0.90. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    SLM has a P/B Ratio of 3.06. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.61% of the float of SLM has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    SLM has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in SLM has recently increased by 2.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    SLM pays a meaningful dividend of 1.64%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    SLM has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of SLM is 26.13%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, SLM will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.57% next year. This indicates that SLM will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about SLM's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.61% of the float of SLM has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    SLM has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in SLM has recently increased by 2.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    SLM has a news sentiment score of 0.47. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.78 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for SLM this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    6 people have searched for SLM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added SLM to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, SLM insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,865,000.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.30% of the stock of SLM is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    98.94% of the stock of SLM is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about SLM's insider trading history.
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SLM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

SLM's stock was trading at $27.58 at the start of the year. Since then, SLM stock has increased by 13.2% and is now trading at $31.23.

SLM Corporation (NASDAQ:SLM) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 24th. The credit services provider reported $0.32 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.49 by $0.17. SLM's quarterly revenue was down 21.4% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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SLM's board initiated a share buyback plan on Wednesday, January 24th 2024, which permits the company to buy back $650,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 14.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Top institutional shareholders of SLM include Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc. WI (0.14%), Beach Point Capital Management LP, Twin Tree Management LP and Meritage Portfolio Management (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Nicolas Jafarieh, Donna F Vieira, Kerri A Palmer, Jonathan Boyles and Robert S Strong.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of SLM stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that SLM investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), Arista Networks (ANET) and GE Aerospace (GE).

Company Calendar

Record date for 6/16 Dividend
6/05/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/16 Dividend
6/05/2025
Dividend Payable
6/16/2025
Last Earnings
7/24/2025
Today
8/02/2025
Record date for 9/15 Dividend
9/04/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend
9/04/2025
Dividend Payable
9/15/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Finance
Industry
FIN - CONS LOANS
Sub-Industry
Consumer Finance
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:SLM
CIK
1032033
Employees
1,710
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$43.00
Low Price Target
$26.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+12.1%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.90
Research Coverage
10 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.99
Trailing P/E Ratio
15.69
Forward P/E Ratio
10.17
P/E Growth
0.9
Net Income
$608.33 million
Net Margins
15.46%
Pretax Margin
19.70%
Return on Equity
21.93%
Return on Assets
1.49%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
3.02
Current Ratio
1.35
Quick Ratio
1.35

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.62 billion
Price / Sales
2.49
Cash Flow
$3.03 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.30
Book Value
$10.19 per share
Price / Book
3.06

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
208,480,000
Free Float
205,771,000
Market Cap
$6.51 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.13

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This page (NASDAQ:SLM) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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