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As of close of business last night, Synchrony Financial’s stock clocked out at $52.31, up 0.69% from its previous closing price of $51.95. In other words, the price has increased by $0.69 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.3 million shares were traded. SYF stock price reached its highest trading level at $53.015 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $51.735.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of SYF’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 0.92 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 2.03. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.03 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.99.
On January 28, 2025, Compass Point Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $70.
Barclays Upgraded its Equal Weight to Overweight on January 06, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $59 to $79.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 28 ’25 when DOUBLES BRIAN D sold 148,747 shares for $60.09 per share. The transaction valued at 8,938,696 led to the insider holds 677,421 shares of the business.
Casellas Alberto sold 58,026 shares of SYF for $3,482,140 on Mar 03 ’25. The insider now owns 56,462 shares after completing the transaction at $60.01 per share. On Mar 03 ’25, another insider, Wenzel Brian J. Sr., who serves as the insider of the company, sold 62,702 shares for $60.01 each. As a result, the insider received 3,762,747 and left with 68,249 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 19912167424 and an Enterprise Value of 16513838080. As of this moment, Synchrony’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 7.18, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.02. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.46. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.02 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.30. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.897.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SYF is 1.41, which has changed by 0.14714909 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092895746 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SYF has reached a high of $70.93, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $40.54. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.92%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.57%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that SYF traded 5.03M shares on average per day over the past three months and 4691190 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 380.54M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 378.88M. Insiders hold about 0.46% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.70% stake in the company. Shares short for SYF as of 1744675200 were 17906771 with a Short Ratio of 3.56, compared to 1741910400 on 12680324. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 17906771 and a Short% of Float of 7.4499995.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.0, SYF has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.00. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.019249277The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.48.
