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The closing price of SLM Corp (NASDAQ: SLM) was $27.37 for the day, up 4.33% from the previous closing price of $26.24. In other words, the price has increased by $4.33 from its previous closing price. On the day, 8.48 million shares were traded. SLM stock price reached its highest trading level at $27.73 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $25.985.
Ratios:
Our analysis of SLM’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.92 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.92.
On December 09, 2025, Compass Point Downgraded its rating to Sell which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $23.
JP Morgan Downgraded its Overweight to Neutral on October 07, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $29.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. 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 5706135552 and an Enterprise Value of 9055962112. As of this moment, SLM’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.64, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.97. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.35. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.80 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.66. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.2.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SLM is 1.13, which has changed by -0.036356986 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13042927 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 $23.81. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.44%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.39%.
Shares Statistics:
SLM traded an average of 3.22M shares per day over the past three months and 3670250 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 203.04M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 199.96M. Insiders hold about 1.52% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 110.54% stake in the company. Shares short for SLM as of 1764288000 were 13975878 with a Short Ratio of 4.34, compared to 1761868800 on 14878227. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 13975878 and a Short% of Float of 8.1199996.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.52, SLM has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.52. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.019820848. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.85. The current Payout Ratio is 17.15% for SLM, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-12-04 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.
