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The price of Synchrony Financial (NYSE: SYF) closed at $71.23 in the last session, up 1.35% from day before closing price of $70.28. In other words, the price has increased by $1.35 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.31 million shares were traded. SYF stock price reached its highest trading level at $71.915 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $70.37.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at SYF’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 1.36 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 2.68. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.48 and its Current Ratio is at 2.48. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.94 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.79.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Rothschild & Co Redburn on August 01, 2025, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $72.
On July 14, 2025, BTIG Research Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $100.
Morgan Stanley Downgraded its Overweight to Equal-Weight on April 07, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $44.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 05 ’25 when Wenzel Brian J. Sr. sold 8,514 shares for $70.00 per share. The transaction valued at 595,980 led to the insider holds 68,588 shares of the business.
Owens Darrell sold 600 shares of SYF for $40,770 on Aug 04 ’25. The insider now owns 21,372 shares after completing the transaction at $67.95 per share. On Aug 04 ’25, another insider, Gentleman Courtney, who serves as the insider of the company, sold 709 shares for $67.95 each. As a result, the insider received 48,177 and left with 17,628 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, SYF now has a Market Capitalization of 26501658624 and an Enterprise Value of 24275658752. As of this moment, Synchrony’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.66, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.74. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.53. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.36 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.68. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.643.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SYF is 1.50, which has changed by 0.3812294 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17904854 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SYF has reached a high of $77.41, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $40.54. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.60%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 11.74%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, SYF traded on average about 3.25M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3043270 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 371.94M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 370.38M. Insiders hold about 0.45% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 105.00% stake in the company. Shares short for SYF as of 1757894400 were 15256199 with a Short Ratio of 4.70, compared to 1755216000 on 14530082. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 15256199 and a Short% of Float of 5.58.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for SYF is 1.10, which was 1.05 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.014940239. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.29.
