SLM (SLM) Competitors $33.87 +0.07 (+0.21%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:38 PM EasternExtended Trading$33.87 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/3/2025 04:50 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SLM vs. NAVI, WTFC, COF, FNB, OMF, RF, SF, SNV, SYF, and CACCShould you be buying SLM stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SLM include Navient (NAVI), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Capital One Financial (COF), F.N.B. (FNB), OneMain (OMF), Regions Financial (RF), Stifel Financial (SF), Synovus Financial (SNV), Synchrony Financial (SYF), and Credit Acceptance (CACC). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. SLM vs. Its Competitors Navient Wintrust Financial Capital One Financial F.N.B. OneMain Regions Financial Stifel Financial Synovus Financial Synchrony Financial Credit Acceptance SLM (NASDAQ:SLM) and Navient (NASDAQ:NAVI) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends. Is SLM or NAVI a better dividend stock? SLM pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Navient pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. SLM pays out 18.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Navient pays out 128.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SLM has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Do analysts rate SLM or NAVI? SLM currently has a consensus price target of $32.30, suggesting a potential downside of 4.64%. Navient has a consensus price target of $12.93, suggesting a potential downside of 12.76%. Given SLM's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SLM is more favorable than Navient.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SLM 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Navient 3 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.88 Is SLM or NAVI more profitable? SLM has a net margin of 21.05% compared to Navient's net margin of 1.37%. SLM's return on equity of 31.25% beat Navient's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SLM21.05% 31.25% 2.12% Navient 1.37%5.20%0.26% Does the media refer more to SLM or NAVI? In the previous week, SLM had 7 more articles in the media than Navient. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for SLM and 2 mentions for Navient. SLM's average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat Navient's score of 0.00 indicating that SLM is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SLM 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Navient 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, SLM or NAVI? SLM has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Navient has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SLM or NAVI? SLM has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Navient. SLM is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Navient, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSLM$2.62B2.71$608.33M$2.7812.18Navient$4.43B0.34$131M$0.5029.64 Do institutionals and insiders believe in SLM or NAVI? 98.9% of SLM shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.1% of Navient shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of SLM shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.2% of Navient shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummarySLM beats Navient on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get SLM News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SLM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SLM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SLM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSLMFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$7.11B$8.35B$12.13B$9.05BDividend Yield1.54%3.34%5.53%3.99%P/E Ratio12.1815.8520.0420.23Price / Sales2.712.4025.67119.26Price / Cash10.978.5518.7128.59Price / Book3.771.872.285.65Net Income$608.33M$486.48M$998.26M$249.15M7 Day Performance2.76%4.88%2.25%3.28%1 Month Performance5.32%10.05%3.69%3.95%1 Year Performance66.52%44.28%541.99%20.98% SLM Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SLMSLM4.6261 of 5 stars$33.87+0.2%$32.30-4.6%+66.5%$7.11B$2.62B12.181,710News CoverageNAVINavient3.9681 of 5 stars$14.10+0.4%$12.93-8.3%+3.4%$1.43B$4.43B28.202,100News CoverageWTFCWintrust Financial4.4793 of 5 stars$123.98+0.5%$135.77+9.5%+36.8%$8.30B$3.97B12.265,903News CoverageCOFCapital One Financial4.9637 of 5 stars$212.86+0.9%$215.86+1.4%+62.5%$81.55B$39.71B17.8755,900News CoveragePositive NewsFNBF.N.B.4.1866 of 5 stars$14.59+0.3%$17.57+20.4%+16.2%$5.25B$1.60B11.584,280News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeOMFOneMain4.9584 of 5 stars$57.07+0.7%$58.40+2.3%+25.7%$6.79B$4.65B12.079,000News CoverageInsider TradeRFRegions Financial4.8842 of 5 stars$23.54+0.8%$25.80+9.6%+26.5%$21.16B$9.37B11.3220,100News CoverageAnalyst ForecastSFStifel Financial4.4768 of 5 stars$103.98+0.3%$105.50+1.5%+32.4%$10.68B$4.97B19.889,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeSNVSynovus Financial4.7162 of 5 stars$51.80+0.2%$56.56+9.2%+39.5%$7.20B$3.43B14.514,775News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastSYFSynchrony Financial4.9175 of 5 stars$66.80+0.9%$64.78-3.0%+49.7%$25.43B$16.11B9.1618,500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCACCCredit Acceptance2.4441 of 5 stars$509.43+1.3%$440.00-13.6%+1.2%$5.91B$2.16B21.732,431Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Navient Alternatives Wintrust Financial Alternatives Capital One Financial Alternatives F.N.B. 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