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As of close of business last night, Synchrony Financial’s stock clocked out at $47.23, down -1.34% from its previous closing price of $47.87. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.34 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.24 million shares were traded. SYF stock price reached its highest trading level at $48.465 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $46.375.
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 1.25 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 1.86. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.93 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.59.
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 18609422336 and an Enterprise Value of 20333637632. As of this moment, Synchrony’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 5.53, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.57. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.43. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.88 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.19. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.165.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SYF is 1.41, which has changed by 0.101959825 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.017286062 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 $39.85. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -14.18%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -16.37%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that SYF traded 5.03M shares on average per day over the past three months and 6060910 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 388.26M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 386.94M. Insiders hold about 0.46% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 99.21% stake in the company. Shares short for SYF as of 1743379200 were 12341465 with a Short Ratio of 2.46, compared to 1740700800 on 14535996. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 12341465 and a Short% of Float of 4.97.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.0, SYF has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.75. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02088991The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.52.
