Navient Corporation (NASDAQ:NAVI - Free Report) - Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Navient in a report released on Monday, July 28th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Ryan now expects that the credit services provider will earn $0.25 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.34. The consensus estimate for Navient's current full-year earnings is $1.04 per share.
Other analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. TD Securities raised their price target on shares of Navient from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company a "sell" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on shares of Navient from $15.00 to $14.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their price objective on shares of Navient from $16.50 to $15.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a report on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Navient from $12.50 to $15.50 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, July 11th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut their price objective on shares of Navient from $14.00 to $12.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 21st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Navient has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $13.56.
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Navient Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ NAVI traded up $0.28 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $12.94. 208,193 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 806,426. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 16.52, a current ratio of 9.94 and a quick ratio of 9.94. The company's 50-day moving average is $13.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $13.41. Navient has a 1 year low of $10.53 and a 1 year high of $16.97. The company has a market capitalization of $1.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.74 and a beta of 1.37.
Navient (NASDAQ:NAVI - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The credit services provider reported $0.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.27 by ($0.06). The business had revenue of $156.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $156.20 million. Navient had a net margin of 0.89% and a return on equity of 4.08%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.29 earnings per share.
Navient Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 6th were given a $0.16 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 6th. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.9%. Navient's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 206.45%.
Institutional Trading of Navient
Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Sterling Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Navient by 815.0% during the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 2,443 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 2,176 shares during the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new position in Navient during the first quarter worth about $40,000. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Navient during the first quarter worth about $71,000. Covestor Ltd boosted its position in Navient by 15.7% during the first quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 7,303 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $92,000 after acquiring an additional 993 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in Navient by 2,663.1% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 8,096 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $102,000 after acquiring an additional 7,803 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.14% of the company's stock.
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Navient Corporation provides technology-enabled education finance and business processing solutions for education, health care, and government clients in the United States. It operates through three segments: Federal Education Loans, Consumer Lending, and Business Processing. The company owns Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) loans that are insured or guaranteed by state or not-for-profit agencies; and performs servicing on its portfolios, as well as federal education loans held by other institutions.
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