NASDAQ:SLM - SLM Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

SLM Corp (NASDAQ:SLM) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October, 22nd. The credit services provider reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.01. The credit services provider had revenue of $356.63 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $350.10 million. SLM had a net margin of 22.81% and a return on equity of 18.84%. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.17 EPS. View SLM's Earnings History.

SLM is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, January 16th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for SLM.

SLM updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Monday, October, 22nd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.02-1.03 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $1.02. SLM also updated its FY 2018 guidance to $1.02-1.03 EPS.

10 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for SLM's stock. Their predictions range from $13.00 to $17.00. On average, they anticipate SLM's stock price to reach $14.5250 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 39.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for SLM.

10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for SLM in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 9 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for SLM.

Media coverage about SLM stock has been trending very positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. SLM earned a news impact score of 3.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the credit services provider a news buzz of 7.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future.

SLM saw a increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 30,378,333 shares, an increase of 6.1% from the October 15th total of 28,632,804 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,355,832 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 9.1 days. Approximately 7.0% of the company's shares are short sold. View SLM's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to SLM include Credit Acceptance (CACC), Santander Consumer USA (SC), OneMain (OMF), Nelnet (NNI), World Acceptance (WRLD), PROVIDENT Finl/S (FPLPY), Enova International (ENVA), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Regional Management (RM), Atlanticus (ATLC), Mr. Amazing Loans (MRAL), IEG (IEGH) and IEG (IEGH).

SLM's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (9.51%), ValueAct Holdings L.P. (8.99%), FMR LLC (6.49%), Jennison Associates LLC (3.77%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (3.54%) and Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.67%). Company insiders that own SLM stock include Earl A Goode, Frank C Puleo, Jed H Pitcher, Jeffrey Dale, Jonathan Boyles, Laurent Charles Lutz, Nicolas Jafarieh, Paul F Thome, Raymond J Quinlan and Steven Mcgarry. View Institutional Ownership Trends for SLM.

SLM stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hsbc Holdings PLC, Jennison Associates LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., BlackRock Inc., Channing Capital Management LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Renaissance Technologies LLC and Franklin Resources Inc.. Company insiders that have sold SLM company stock in the last year include Earl A Goode, Frank C Puleo, Jed H Pitcher, Jeffrey Dale, Jonathan Boyles, Laurent Charles Lutz, Nicolas Jafarieh, Paul F Thome, Raymond J Quinlan and Steven Mcgarry. View Insider Buying and Selling for SLM.

SLM stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Sterling Capital Management LLC, CI Investments Inc., ValueAct Holdings L.P., Russell Investments Group Ltd., Prudential Financial Inc., Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Point72 Asset Management L.P. and Westpac Banking Corp. View Insider Buying and Selling for SLM.

Shares of SLM can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of SLM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $10.38.

SLM has a market capitalization of $4.61 billion and generates $1.43 billion in revenue each year. The credit services provider earns $288.93 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.71 on an earnings per share basis. SLM employs 1,500 workers across the globe.

The official website for SLM is http://www.salliemae.com.

SLM's mailing address is 300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, NEWARK DE, 19713. The credit services provider can be reached via phone at 302-451-0200 or via email at [email protected]