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Synchrony Financial (SYF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

$48.89
-0.30 (-0.61%)
(As of 09/18/2024 ET)

About Synchrony Financial Stock (NYSE:SYF)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$48.36
$49.65
50-Day Range
$43.77
$52.22
52-Week Range
$27.30
$52.67
Volume
4.00 million shs
Average Volume
4.05 million shs
Market Capitalization
$19.63 billion
P/E Ratio
7.01
Dividend Yield
2.05%
Price Target
$50.41
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Synchrony Financial, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a consumer financial services company in the United States. It provides credit products, such as credit cards, commercial credit products, and consumer installment loans. The company also offers private label credit cards, dual co-brand and general purpose credit cards, short- and long-term installment loans, and consumer banking products; and deposit products, including certificates of deposit, individual retirement accounts, money market accounts, and savings accounts, and sweep and affinity deposits, as well as accepts deposits through third-party securities brokerage firms. In addition, it provides debt cancellation products to its credit card customers through online, mobile, and direct mail; and healthcare payments and financing solutions under the CareCredit and Walgreens brands; payments and financing solutions in the apparel, specialty retail, outdoor, music, and luxury industries, such as American Eagle, Dick's Sporting Goods, Guitar Center, Kawasaki, Pandora, Polaris, Suzuki, and Sweetwater. The company offers its credit products through programs established with a group of national and regional retailers, local merchants, manufacturers, buying groups, industry associations, and healthcare service providers; and deposit products through various channels, such as digital and print. It serves digital, health and wellness, retail, home, auto, telecommunications, jewelry, pets, and other industries. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

Synchrony Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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Overall MarketRank™: 91st Percentile

Synchrony Financial scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 132nd out of 942 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Synchrony Financial has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.58, and is based on 13 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Synchrony Financial has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

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

    Earnings for Synchrony Financial are expected to grow by 3.28% in the coming year, from $5.79 to $5.98 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Synchrony Financial is 7.01, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 134.17.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Synchrony Financial is 7.01, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 48.02.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Synchrony Financial has a PEG Ratio of 1.09. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Synchrony Financial has a P/B Ratio of 1.54. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Synchrony Financial's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.57% of the float of Synchrony Financial has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Synchrony Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Synchrony Financial has recently increased by 10.58%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Synchrony Financial pays a meaningful dividend of 2.15%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Synchrony Financial does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Synchrony Financial is 14.35%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Synchrony Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.72% next year. This indicates that Synchrony Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

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

    3.57% of the float of Synchrony Financial has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Synchrony Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Synchrony Financial has recently increased by 10.58%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Synchrony Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.69. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Synchrony Financial this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    15 people have searched for SYF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 25% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 11 people have added Synchrony Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -15% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Synchrony Financial insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,537,919.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.33% of the stock of Synchrony Financial is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    96.48% of the stock of Synchrony Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Synchrony Financial's insider trading history.

SYF Stock News Headlines

Morgan Stanley Keeps Their Sell Rating on Synchrony Financial (SYF)
China Stockpiling Gold “Like No Tomorrow”
For 18 consecutive months, China’s central bank has increased its gold reserve. The country, with a population of over 1.4 BILLION is “buying gold like there’s no tomorrow,” according to The New York Times. China, a rising global economic threat, aims to reduce its dependence on the US dollar… .
BTIG Downgrades Synchrony Financial (SYF)
Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) Rating Lowered to Neutral at BTIG Research
Synchrony Names Dan Colao to Board of Directors
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SYF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Synchrony Financial's stock was trading at $38.19 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, SYF shares have increased by 28.0% and is now trading at $48.89.
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Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) released its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 17th. The financial services provider reported $1.55 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.35 by $0.20. The financial services provider had revenue of $5.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.44 billion. Synchrony Financial had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 16.06% and a net margin of 13.52%.
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Synchrony Financial's Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, April 24th 2024, which permits the company to buy back $1,000,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 5.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Synchrony Financial subsidiaries include these companies: Pets Best, Loop Commerce Inc., GPShopper, CareCredit LLC, GPShopper LLC, Retail Finance Credit Services LLC, Retail Finance International Holdings Inc., and more.

Synchrony Financial's top institutional shareholders include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.69%), AQR Capital Management LLC (1.45%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.12%) and AustralianSuper Pty Ltd (0.83%). Insiders that own company stock include Margaret M Keane, Brian D Doubles, Curtis Howse, Brian J Sr Wenzel, Carol Juel, Alberto Casellas, Bart Schaller and David P Melito.
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Shares of SYF 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.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Synchrony Financial investors own include Bank of America (BAC), AT&T (T), Intel (INTC), General Electric (GE), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Micron Technology (MU) and Wells Fargo & Company (WFC).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/17/2024
Ex-Dividend for 8/15 Dividend
8/05/2024
Dividend Payable
8/15/2024
Today
9/18/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/22/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Finance
Industry
Nondepository credit institutions
Sub-Industry
Banking
Fax
N/A
Employees
20,000
Year Founded
2003

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$50.41
High Stock Price Target
$62.00
Low Stock Price Target
$30.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+4.2%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.58
Research Coverage
24 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$2.24 billion
Pretax Margin
17.72%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$14.58 billion
Cash Flow
$6.79 per share
Book Value
$31.82 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
400,219,000
Market Cap
$19.42 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.62

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This page (NYSE:SYF) was last updated on 9/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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