Synchrony Financial $SYF Stock Position Decreased by Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA

Key Points

• Massachusetts Financial Services reduced its Synchrony stake by 15.5% in Q4, selling 451,473 shares and now holds 2,466,493 shares (0.68% of SYF) valued at $205.78 million.
• Synchrony beat Q4 EPS estimates with $2.18 (vs. $2.02) and set FY2026 guidance of 9.10–9.50 EPS, while analysts' consensus rating is a "Moderate Buy" with a $85 target.
• Insiders have been net sellers recently—379,928 shares sold over the last three months (~$26.17 million)—even as hedge funds and institutions own about 96.48% of the stock.

Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA cut its position in shares of Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF - Free Report) by 15.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,466,493 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 451,473 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA owned 0.68% of Synchrony Financial worth $205,780,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Colonial Trust Co SC raised its stake in shares of Synchrony Financial by 40.2% during the 3rd quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC now owns 474 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 136 shares in the last quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Synchrony Financial by 34.4% during the 4th quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 543 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. United Community Bank raised its stake in shares of Synchrony Financial by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. United Community Bank now owns 4,469 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $318,000 after purchasing an additional 145 shares in the last quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC raised its stake in shares of Synchrony Financial by 54.9% during the 3rd quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 412 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 146 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SYM FINANCIAL Corp raised its stake in shares of Synchrony Financial by 3.0% during the 3rd quarter. SYM FINANCIAL Corp now owns 5,126 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $364,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares in the last quarter. 96.48% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price target on Synchrony Financial from $95.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, January 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on Synchrony Financial from $100.00 to $95.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Compass Point raised Synchrony Financial from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $96.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Weiss Ratings reissued a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of Synchrony Financial in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Truist Financial cut their price objective on Synchrony Financial from $84.00 to $71.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Synchrony Financial presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $85.00.

Synchrony Financial Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of SYF stock opened at $72.50 on Monday. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $69.46 and its 200 day simple moving average is $74.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a current ratio of 1.24. Synchrony Financial has a twelve month low of $44.43 and a twelve month high of $88.77. The company has a market capitalization of $25.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.80, a PEG ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 1.39.

Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The financial services provider reported $2.18 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.02 by $0.16. Synchrony Financial had a return on equity of 23.07% and a net margin of 15.72%.The business had revenue of $3.79 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.84 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.91 EPS. The firm's revenue was down .2% compared to the same quarter last year. Synchrony Financial has set its FY 2026 guidance at 9.100-9.500 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Synchrony Financial will post 7.67 EPS for the current year.

Synchrony Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 6th were issued a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 6th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. Synchrony Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 12.92%.

Insider Transactions at Synchrony Financial

In other Synchrony Financial news, insider Darrell Owens sold 3,865 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.71, for a total value of $261,699.15. Following the sale, the insider owned 17,432 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,180,320.72. This trade represents a 18.15% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Alberto Casellas sold 14,399 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $67.71, for a total value of $974,956.29. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 50,331 shares in the company, valued at $3,407,912.01. This trade represents a 22.24% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 379,928 shares of company stock worth $26,170,764. Insiders own 0.33% of the company's stock.

Synchrony Financial 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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