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After finishing at $28.45 in the prior trading day, SLM Corp (NASDAQ: SLM) closed at $28.25, down -0.70%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.70 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.97 million shares were traded. SLM stock price reached its highest trading level at $28.6 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $28.125.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of SLM by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.92 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.92.
JP Morgan Upgraded its Neutral to Overweight on July 11, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $38.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 29 ’25 when Palmer Kerri A. sold 55,000 shares for $32.21 per share. The transaction valued at 1,771,401 led to the insider holds 119,253 shares of the business.
Palmer Kerri A. bought 55,000 shares of SLM for $1,769,749 on Jul 29 ’25. On Jul 29 ’25, another insider, Strong Robert S., who serves as the Former BOD of the company, bought 7,200 shares for $32.31 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, SLM now has a Market Capitalization of 5735841792 and an Enterprise Value of 9234570240. As of this moment, SLM’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.95, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.24. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.68. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.86 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.74. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.322.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SLM is 1.17, which has changed by 0.26108158 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18258524 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SLM has reached a high of $34.97, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $21.10. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.85%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.11%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.82M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3848270 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 203.04M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 200.16M. Insiders hold about 1.42% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 108.49% stake in the company. Shares short for SLM as of 1760486400 were 16864955 with a Short Ratio of 5.97, compared to 1757894400 on 14282424. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 16864955 and a Short% of Float of 9.8000005.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, SLM’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.52, compared to 0.52 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.018277679. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.83. The current Payout Ratio is 17.15% for SLM, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-04 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-04. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-05-01 when the company split stock in a 2798:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The performance of SLM Corp (SLM) in the stock market is under the watchful eye of 9.0 analysts actively contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.2, with high estimates of $1.52 and low estimates of $0.44.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.26 and $3.12 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.22. EPS for the following year is $3.44, with 9.0 analysts recommending between $3.6 and $3.15.
Revenue Estimates
4 analysts predict $383.79M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $389.56M to a low estimate of $378M. As of. The current estimate, SLM Corp’s year-ago sales were $362.19MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $391.72M. There is a high estimate of $402.44M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $381M.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for SLM’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.51B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.5B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.51B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.48BBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.6B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.68B and the low estimate is $1.53B.
