Evolve Private Wealth LLC Acquires New Stake in Synchrony Financial $SYF

Evolve Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund bought 74,730 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $5,683,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its stake in Synchrony Financial by 8.9% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 8,302 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $439,000 after buying an additional 679 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP boosted its position in Synchrony Financial by 36.2% during the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 35,582 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,884,000 after acquiring an additional 9,460 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its position in Synchrony Financial by 7.7% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 6,406 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $339,000 after acquiring an additional 459 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in Synchrony Financial by 337.0% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 590 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 455 shares during the period. Finally, Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in Synchrony Financial by 56.1% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 6,062 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $405,000 after acquiring an additional 2,178 shares during the period. 96.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Synchrony Financial Stock Up 3.7%

SYF stock opened at $79.53 on Friday. Synchrony Financial has a twelve month low of $63.08 and a twelve month high of $88.77. The company has a quick ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08. The stock's 50 day moving average is $76.16 and its 200-day moving average is $72.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.88 billion, a PE ratio of 8.15, a P/E/G ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 1.32.

Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 21st. The financial services provider reported $2.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.14 by $0.45. Synchrony Financial had a net margin of 15.44% and a return on equity of 23.09%. The firm had revenue of $3.72 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.72 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.50 EPS. Synchrony Financial has set its FY 2026 guidance at 9.250-9.500 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Synchrony Financial will post 9.37 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Synchrony Financial Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 17th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 5th were paid a $0.34 dividend. This is a boost from Synchrony Financial's previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 5th. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. Synchrony Financial's dividend payout ratio is currently 13.93%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on shares of Synchrony Financial from $86.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Synchrony Financial from $81.00 to $78.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 13th. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Synchrony Financial from $84.00 to $87.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. TD Cowen increased their price objective on shares of Synchrony Financial from $89.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on Synchrony Financial from $95.00 to $88.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Synchrony Financial presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $87.89.

Synchrony Financial Company Profile

Synchrony Financial NYSE: SYF is a consumer financial services company that specializes in providing point-of-sale financing and private-label, co-branded and branded credit card programs. The company serves as a payments and lending partner to retailers, digital merchants and service providers, offering consumer financing solutions designed to drive customer engagement and sales. Synchrony also operates a direct bank that offers deposit products, including savings accounts and certificates of deposit, which support its funding and customer-facing product suite.

Its core product set includes private-label and co-branded credit cards, general-purpose credit cards, installment loan programs and promotional financing options that are integrated into merchants' checkout experiences.

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