Financial Snapshot: Analyzing Synchrony Financial (SYF)’s Key Ratio Metrics

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The closing price of Synchrony Financial (NYSE: SYF) was $50.52 for the day, up 1.10% from the previous closing price of $49.97. In other words, the price has increased by $1.10 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.48 million shares were traded. SYF stock price reached its highest trading level at $50.53 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $49.35.

Ratios:

Our analysis of SYF’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 1.09 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 2.13. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.01 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.88.

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, Compass Point on July 16, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $56.

On June 28, 2024, Robert W. Baird started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $56.

On June 07, 2024, BTIG Research started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $60.BTIG Research initiated its Buy rating on June 07, 2024, with a $60 target price.

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 May 02 ’24 when Howse Curtis sold 31,562 shares for $45.00 per share. The transaction valued at 1,420,290 led to the insider holds 121,042 shares of the business.

Schaller Bart sold 61,781 shares of SYF for $2,645,462 on Mar 15 ’24. The insider now owns 50,757 shares after completing the transaction at $42.82 per share. On Mar 15 ’24, another insider, Howse Curtis, who serves as the insider of the company, sold 6,179 shares for $42.82 each. As a result, the insider received 264,585 and left with 152,604 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 19966869504 and an Enterprise Value of 18193852416. As of this moment, Synchrony’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 7.01, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.62. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.54. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.01 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.39. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.073.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, SYF has reached a high of $52.67, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $27.30. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 11.17%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 29.27%.

Shares Statistics:

SYF traded an average of 4.10M shares per day over the past three months and 3903575 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 406.88M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 398.73M. Insiders hold about 0.70% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.33% stake in the company. Shares short for SYF as of 1719532800 were 17096630 with a Short Ratio of 4.17, compared to 1717113600 on 14817043. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 17096630 and a Short% of Float of 6.54.

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 0.020012006The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.69.

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