SLM (SLM) Competitors $26.30 0.00 (0.00%) Closing price 10/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$26.57 +0.27 (+1.03%) As of 10/15/2025 07:33 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SLM vs. EWBC, NAVI, WTFC, AMP, COF, FNB, OMF, SF, SYF, and CACCShould you be buying SLM stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SLM include East West Bancorp (EWBC), Navient (NAVI), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Ameriprise Financial (AMP), Capital One Financial (COF), F.N.B. (FNB), OneMain (OMF), Stifel Financial (SF), Synchrony Financial (SYF), and Credit Acceptance (CACC). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. SLM vs. Its Competitors East West Bancorp Navient Wintrust Financial Ameriprise Financial Capital One Financial F.N.B. OneMain Stifel Financial Synchrony Financial Credit Acceptance East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) and SLM (NASDAQ:SLM) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and profitability. Is EWBC or SLM more profitable? East West Bancorp has a net margin of 26.06% compared to SLM's net margin of 15.46%. SLM's return on equity of 21.93% beat East West Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets East West Bancorp26.06% 15.09% 1.56% SLM 15.46%21.93%1.49% Do analysts prefer EWBC or SLM? East West Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $121.33, suggesting a potential upside of 19.85%. SLM has a consensus target price of $33.89, suggesting a potential upside of 28.86%. Given SLM's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SLM is more favorable than East West Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score East West Bancorp 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.65SLM 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70 Is EWBC or SLM a better dividend stock? East West Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. SLM pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. East West Bancorp pays out 28.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SLM pays out 26.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. East West Bancorp has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years and SLM has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. East West Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of EWBC or SLM? 89.5% of East West Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.9% of SLM shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of East West Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of SLM shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer EWBC or SLM? In the previous week, East West Bancorp had 6 more articles in the media than SLM. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for East West Bancorp and 5 mentions for SLM. East West Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat SLM's score of 0.23 indicating that East West Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment East West Bancorp 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SLM 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, EWBC or SLM? East West Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SLM has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, EWBC or SLM? East West Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than SLM. East West Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SLM, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEast West Bancorp$4.53B3.08$1.17B$8.5611.83SLM$1.76B3.12$608.33M$1.9913.22 SummaryEast West Bancorp beats SLM on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get SLM News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SLM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SLM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSLMFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.48B$11.48B$12.66B$10.46BDividend Yield2.04%3.68%5.56%4.77%P/E Ratio13.2221.6029.9727.36Price / Sales3.122.5730.41137.64Price / Cash8.528.6722.8061.86Price / Book2.931.822.326.81Net Income$608.33M$486.48M$1.02B$276.80M7 Day Performance-0.53%0.82%0.27%0.42%1 Month Performance-6.21%-3.78%-0.10%7.86%1 Year Performance11.87%18.33%535.79%41.24% SLM Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SLMSLM4.9463 of 5 stars$26.30flat$33.89+28.9%+13.5%$5.48B$1.76B13.221,710Upcoming EarningsEWBCEast West Bancorp4.2563 of 5 stars$107.45+0.9%$120.53+12.2%+12.3%$14.68B$4.53B12.553,100Upcoming EarningsNAVINavient4.4844 of 5 stars$12.86-3.2%$13.00+1.1%-19.4%$1.32B$4.43B41.492,100WTFCWintrust Financial4.9007 of 5 stars$132.64+1.7%$148.64+12.1%+13.6%$8.73B$3.97B12.555,903Upcoming EarningsAMPAmeriprise Financial4.748 of 5 stars$493.88+0.4%$535.14+8.4%-5.8%$46.38B$17.26B15.3713,600Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCOFCapital One Financial4.9638 of 5 stars$213.78-0.3%$249.44+16.7%+37.2%$137.11B$53.94B109.6352,600Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsFNBF.N.B.4.5004 of 5 stars$16.48+1.4%$18.64+13.1%+9.5%$5.84B$2.57B12.884,280News CoverageOMFOneMain4.9529 of 5 stars$55.42-1.4%$61.50+11.0%+18.0%$6.68B$4.99B10.009,000Analyst ForecastSFStifel Financial4.5707 of 5 stars$113.28+1.7%$116.30+2.7%+12.7%$11.38B$4.97B21.959,000Upcoming EarningsSYFSynchrony Financial4.8044 of 5 stars$71.39+0.2%$76.84+7.6%+35.6%$26.50B$16.05B8.6620,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportBuyback AnnouncementCACCCredit Acceptance2.6323 of 5 stars$492.28+1.3%$440.00-10.6%+5.3%$5.46B$2.16B14.192,431Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies East West Bancorp Alternatives Navient Alternatives Wintrust Financial Alternatives Ameriprise Financial Alternatives Capital One Financial Alternatives F.N.B. 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