SLM (SLM) Stock Forecast, Price & News

10 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for SLM in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" SLM shares.
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10 brokerages have issued 12-month price objectives for SLM's stock. Their SLM share price forecasts range from $15.00 to $20.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $17.91 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 31.5% from the stock's current price.
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SLM's stock was trading at $16.60 at the beginning of the year. Since then, SLM shares have decreased by 18.0% and is now trading at $13.62.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 25th 2023.
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SLM Co. (NASDAQ:SLM) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 26th. The credit services provider reported $1.10 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.16 by $0.06. The credit services provider earned $777.96 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $370.15 million. SLM had a net margin of 14.71% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 24.09%. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.29 EPS.

SLM declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.11 per share on Friday, September 15th. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.23%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 31st.
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ETFs with the largest weight of SLM (NASDAQ:SLM) stock in their portfolio include Invesco S&P MidCap 400 Pure Growth ETF (RFG), Alpha Intelligent - Large Cap Value ETF (AILV), Vident Core U.S. Equity Fund (VUSE) and Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF (AVUV).Global X Millennial Consumer ETF (MILN).

SLM (NASDAQ:SLM) pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.23%. The dividend payout ratio is 28.76%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, SLM will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.24% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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SLM declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback program on Wednesday, January 26th 2022, which allows the company to buyback $1,250,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 24.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

SLM updated its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Wednesday, July, 26th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $2.50-$2.70 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $2.63. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

12 employees have rated SLM Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Witter on Glassdoor.com. Jonathan Witter has an approval rating of 70% among the company's employees.

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SLM trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "SLM."

Shares of SLM stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of SLM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $13.62.

SLM (NASDAQ:SLM) has a market capitalization of $3.08 billion and generates $2.37 billion in revenue each year. The credit services provider earns $469.01 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.53 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 1,700 workers across the globe.

SLM's mailing address is 300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, NEWARK DE, 19713. The official website for the company is www.salliemae.com. The credit services provider can be reached via phone at (302) 451-0200, via email at brian.cronin@salliemae.com, or via fax at 800-848-1949.