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After finishing at $32.37 in the prior trading day, SLM Corp (NASDAQ: SLM) closed at $32.67, up 0.93%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.93 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.48 million shares were traded.
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 2.56 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.56.
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 the company, Keefe Bruyette on December 09, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform and sets its target price to $30 from $27 previously.
On September 25, 2024, BofA Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $27.
Citigroup Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on January 16, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $14 to $23.
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 May 28 ’25 when Pahwa Munish sold 10,000 shares for $34.08 per share. The transaction valued at 340,821 led to the insider holds 70,836 shares of the business.
Pahwa Munish bought 10,000 shares of SLM for $340,521 on May 28 ’25. On May 02 ’25, another insider, Strong Robert S., who serves as the Director of the company, sold 3,000 shares for $31.15 each. As a result, the insider received 93,464 and left with 35,195 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, SLM’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.77, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.43. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.91. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.25 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.20.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, SLM has reached a high of $34.54, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $19.39. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 8.93%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 22.29%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 210.74M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 207.10M. Insiders hold about 1.31% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 102.51% stake in the company.
