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After finishing at $26.83 in the prior trading day, SLM Corp (NASDAQ: SLM) closed at $26.78, down -0.19%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.19 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.42 million shares were traded. SLM stock price reached its highest trading level at $26.87 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $26.54.
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 5437375488 and an Enterprise Value of 8936169472. As of this moment, SLM’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.44, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.81. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.64. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.76 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.60. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.118.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SLM is 1.15, which has changed by 0.11559248 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14151978 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 $23.39. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.09%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -10.78%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.87M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2274650 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 200.19M. Insiders hold about 1.40% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 109.28% stake in the company. Shares short for SLM as of 1761868800 were 14878227 with a Short Ratio of 5.88, compared to 1759190400 on 16230345. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 14878227 and a Short% of Float of 8.649999999999999.
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 0.019381288. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.84. 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
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 9.0 analysts. 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 $3.21. 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.
