Third View Private Wealth LLC Takes $1.32 Million Position in Synchrony Financial $SYF

Key Points

• Third View Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake of 15,827 shares in Synchrony Financial in Q4, valued at approximately $1.32 million, and institutional investors now own about 96.48% of the company.
• Corporate insiders have been heavy sellers recently — Brian D. Doubles sold 217,554 shares (≈$14.94M) and Alberto Casellas sold 14,399 shares (≈$975K), with insiders selling 379,928 shares (≈$26.17M) over the last 90 days and now owning only 0.32%.
• Synchrony beat Q4 EPS estimates with $2.18 per share, provided FY2026 guidance of 9.10–9.50 EPS, pays a quarterly dividend of $0.30 (≈1.6% yield), and carries a consensus analyst rating of Moderate Buy with an $85 price target.

Third View Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 15,827 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $1,320,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in SYF. Westside Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Synchrony Financial by 100.0% in the third quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 358 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 179 shares in the last quarter. FWL Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Synchrony Financial in the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Salomon & Ludwin LLC lifted its position in shares of Synchrony Financial by 54.9% in the third quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 412 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 146 shares in the last quarter. Palisade Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Synchrony Financial in the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Synchrony Financial by 337.0% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 590 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 455 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.48% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Synchrony Financial

In other Synchrony Financial news, insider Brian D. Doubles sold 217,554 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.68, for a total transaction of $14,941,608.72. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 829,222 shares of the company's stock, valued at $56,950,966.96. This trade represents a 20.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Alberto Casellas sold 14,399 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.71, for a total value of $974,956.29. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 50,331 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,407,912.01. This trade represents a 22.24% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 379,928 shares of company stock valued at $26,170,764 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.32% of the company's stock.

Synchrony Financial Price Performance

SYF stock opened at $73.80 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $69.47 and a two-hundred day moving average of $74.46. The company has a quick ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98. The stock has a market cap of $25.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 1.39. Synchrony Financial has a 52-week low of $46.08 and a 52-week high of $88.77.

Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The financial services provider reported $2.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.02 by $0.16. The company had revenue of $3.79 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.84 billion. Synchrony Financial had a return on equity of 23.07% and a net margin of 15.72%.The firm's quarterly revenue was down .2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.91 earnings per share. Synchrony Financial has set its FY 2026 guidance at 9.100-9.500 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Synchrony Financial will post 7.67 earnings per share 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 paid a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 6th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. Synchrony Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 12.92%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on SYF shares. TD Cowen raised their target price on Synchrony Financial from $91.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Compass Point upgraded Synchrony Financial from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $96.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Weiss Ratings restated a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of Synchrony Financial in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Synchrony Financial from $84.00 to $73.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on Synchrony Financial from $91.00 to $85.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $85.00.

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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