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Synchrony Financial (SYF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$70.80 +1.36 (+1.96%)
Closing price 07/22/2025 03:58 PM Eastern
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$70.49 -0.31 (-0.44%)
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About Synchrony Financial Stock (NYSE:SYF)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$68.19
$71.28
50-Day Range
$56.75
$71.23
52-Week Range
$40.55
$71.88
Volume
5.72 million shs
Average Volume
3.83 million shs
Market Capitalization
$26.34 billion
P/E Ratio
9.71
Dividend Yield
1.69%
Price Target
$73.22
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Synchrony Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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99th Percentile Overall Score

SYF MarketRank™: 

Synchrony Financial scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 11th out of 913 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Synchrony Financial has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 12 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Synchrony Financial has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Synchrony Financial's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Synchrony Financial are expected to grow by 13.82% in the coming year, from $7.67 to $8.73 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Synchrony Financial is 9.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.52.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Synchrony Financial is 9.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.18.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Synchrony Financial has a PEG Ratio of 0.72. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Synchrony Financial has a P/B Ratio of 1.79. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.74% of the float of Synchrony Financial has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Synchrony Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Synchrony Financial has recently decreased by 8.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Synchrony Financial pays a meaningful dividend of 1.73%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Synchrony Financial has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Synchrony Financial is 16.46%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Synchrony Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 13.75% next year. This indicates that Synchrony Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Synchrony Financial's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.74% of the float of Synchrony Financial has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Synchrony Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Synchrony Financial has recently decreased by 8.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Synchrony Financial has a news sentiment score of 1.34. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.79 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 29 news articles for Synchrony Financial this week, compared to 17 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    13 people have searched for SYF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 86% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    9 people have added Synchrony Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Synchrony Financial insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,180,885.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.33% of the stock of Synchrony Financial is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    96.48% of the stock of Synchrony Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Synchrony Financial's insider trading history.
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SYF Stock News Headlines

Q2 2025 Synchrony Financial Earnings Call Transcript
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Synchrony Financial (SYF) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
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SYF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Synchrony Financial's stock was trading at $65.00 at the start of the year. Since then, SYF stock has increased by 8.9% and is now trading at $70.7990.

Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 22nd. The financial services provider reported $2.50 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.72 by $0.78. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 1.8% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Synchrony Financial's Board of Directors approved a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, April 24th 2024, which authorizes the company to buy back $1,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 5.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Synchrony Financial subsidiaries include these companies: Pets Best, Loop Commerce Inc., GPShopper, CareCredit LLC, GPShopper LLC, Retail Finance Credit Services LLC, Retail Finance International Holdings Inc., and more.

Synchrony Financial's top institutional investors include Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.83%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.17%), Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (0.16%) and QRG Capital Management Inc. (0.15%). Insiders that own company stock include Margaret M Keane, Brian D Doubles, Jonathan S Mothner, Curtis Howse, Brian J Sr Wenzel, Carol Juel, Alberto Casellas, Bart Schaller and David P Melito.
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Shares of SYF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Synchrony Financial investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), GE Aerospace (GE), Netflix (NFLX) and Adobe (ADBE).

Company Calendar

Record date for 5/15 Dividend
5/05/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/15 Dividend
5/05/2025
Dividend Payable
5/15/2025
Today
7/22/2025
Last Earnings
7/22/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/22/2025
Record date for 8/15 Dividend
8/05/2025
Dividend Payable
8/15/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
FIN - MISC SVCS
Sub-Industry
Banking
Current Symbol
NYSE:SYF
CIK
1601712
Fax
N/A
Employees
20,000
Year Founded
2003

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$100.00
Low Price Target
$56.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+3.4%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.67
Research Coverage
18 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$7.29
Trailing P/E Ratio
9.71
Forward P/E Ratio
9.23
P/E Growth
0.72
Net Income
$3.50 billion
Net Margins
13.00%
Pretax Margin
16.92%
Return on Equity
19.68%
Return on Assets
2.45%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.11
Current Ratio
1.25
Quick Ratio
1.25

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$22.65 billion
Price / Sales
1.16
Cash Flow
$8.32 per share
Price / Cash Flow
8.51
Book Value
$39.45 per share
Price / Book
1.79

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
372,060,000
Free Float
370,830,000
Market Cap
$26.34 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.46

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This page (NYSE:SYF) was last updated on 7/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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