SLM Stock Forecast, Price & News

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for SLM in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" SLM stock.
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SLM is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 21st 2021.
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SLM will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, April 21st at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

SLM Co. (NASDAQ:SLM) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January, 26th. The credit services provider reported $1.15 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.80. The credit services provider had revenue of $366.54 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $370.89 million. SLM had a net margin of 23.87% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 28.69%. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.33 earnings per share.
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SLM's stock was trading at $8.95 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, SLM stock has increased by 115.3% and is now trading at $19.27.
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SLM declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, January 26th. Investors of record on Friday, March 5th will be given a dividend of $0.03 per share on Monday, March 15th. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.62%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 4th.
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SLM pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.63%. SLM does not yet have a strock track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of SLM is 9.45%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, SLM will have a dividend payout ratio of 8.05% next year. This indicates that SLM will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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SLM declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback plan on Wednesday, January 27th 2021, which permits the company to repurchase $1,250,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to reacquire up to 23.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

SLM updated its FY 2021 After-Hours earnings guidance on Wednesday, January, 27th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 2.20-2.40 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $1.62.

6 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for SLM's stock. Their forecasts range from $9.00 to $28.00. On average, they anticipate SLM's stock price to reach $20.13 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 4.4% from the stock's current price.
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12 employees have rated SLM CEO Jonathan Witter on Glassdoor.com. Jonathan Witter has an approval rating of 70% among SLM's employees.

Some companies that are related to SLM include American Express (AXP), Capital One Financial (COF), Discover Financial Services (DFS), Credit Acceptance (CACC), Nelnet (NNI), Green Dot (GDOT), PRA Group (PRAA), Encore Capital Group (ECPG), World Acceptance (WRLD), Regional Management (RM), EZCORP (EZPW) and Nicholas Financial (NICK).
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SLM trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "SLM."

SLM's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.29%), Calamos Advisors LLC (0.26%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.12%), Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.02%), Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. (0.02%) and Shilanski & Associates Inc. (0.02%). Company insiders that own SLM stock include Earl A Goode, Mary Carter Warren Franke and Paul F Thome.
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SLM stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Calamos Advisors LLC, Retirement Systems of Alabama, HGK Asset Management Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, and Huntington National Bank.
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SLM stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Shilanski & Associates Inc., Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC, and Crossmark Global Holdings Inc..
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One share of SLM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $19.27.

SLM has a market capitalization of $7.01 billion and generates $2.38 billion in revenue each year. The credit services provider earns $578.28 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.27 on an earnings per share basis.

SLM employs 1,600 workers across the globe.

The official website for SLM is www.salliemae.com.

SLM is headquartered at 300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, NEWARK DE, 19713.

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]