SLM (SLM) Competitors $27.55 +0.32 (+1.18%) Closing price 10/3/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$27.54 0.00 (-0.02%) As of 10/3/2025 04:20 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 SLM (NASDAQ:SLM) and East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SLM or EWBC? 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 RatioSLM$2.62B2.19$608.33M$1.9913.84East West Bancorp$4.53B3.24$1.17B$8.5612.44 Which has more risk and volatility, SLM or EWBC? SLM has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, East West Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is SLM or EWBC a better dividend stock? SLM pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. East West Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. SLM pays out 26.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. East West Bancorp pays out 28.0% 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. SLM has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and East West Bancorp has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. East West Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do institutionals and insiders believe in SLM or EWBC? 98.9% of SLM shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.5% of East West Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of SLM shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of East West Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor SLM or EWBC? In the previous week, East West Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than SLM. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for East West Bancorp and 16 mentions for SLM. East West Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat SLM's score of -0.03 indicating that East West Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SLM 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral East West Bancorp 5 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts rate SLM or EWBC? SLM currently has a consensus price target of $35.78, suggesting a potential upside of 29.86%. East West Bancorp has a consensus price target of $120.53, suggesting a potential upside of 13.17%. Given SLM's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe SLM is more favorable than East West Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SLM 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80East West Bancorp 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.65 Is SLM or EWBC 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 SLM15.46% 21.93% 1.49% East West Bancorp 26.06%15.09%1.56% SummaryEast West Bancorp beats SLM on 11 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. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$5.74B$11.49B$12.65B$10.54BDividend Yield1.89%3.54%5.49%4.69%P/E Ratio13.8421.7840.1326.71Price / Sales2.192.5229.97203.04Price / Cash8.938.6819.7431.09Price / Book3.061.852.286.57Net Income$608.33M$486.48M$1.01B$276.78M7 Day Performance-1.71%-1.19%0.24%1.96%1 Month Performance-11.44%-4.49%0.74%9.11%1 Year Performance21.05%20.22%540.83%31.60% SLM Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SLMSLM4.962 of 5 stars$27.55+1.2%$35.78+29.9%+21.0%$5.74B$2.62B13.841,710Short Interest ↑EWBCEast West Bancorp4.0139 of 5 stars$106.58-1.6%$120.53+13.1%+28.4%$14.93B$4.53B12.453,100Analyst UpgradeNAVINavient4.3411 of 5 stars$13.09+2.0%$13.06-0.2%-14.8%$1.28B$4.43B42.232,100WTFCWintrust Financial4.8909 of 5 stars$132.56-1.1%$148.64+12.1%+22.3%$8.97B$3.97B12.545,903AMPAmeriprise Financial4.7127 of 5 stars$499.03-0.1%$544.50+9.1%+1.0%$47.07B$17.26B15.5313,600Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCOFCapital One Financial4.9656 of 5 stars$223.33-0.3%$241.06+7.9%+39.7%$143.28B$53.94B114.5352,600Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeFNBF.N.B.4.7538 of 5 stars$16.06-1.1%$18.64+16.1%+17.4%$5.83B$2.57B12.544,280OMFOneMain4.9598 of 5 stars$57.54-1.7%$61.50+6.9%+19.6%$6.96B$4.99B10.399,000Positive NewsOptions VolumeSFStifel Financial4.4727 of 5 stars$114.77+0.1%$115.78+0.9%+16.1%$11.72B$4.97B22.249,000Analyst ForecastSYFSynchrony Financial4.8765 of 5 stars$73.23-1.8%$75.00+2.4%+37.4%$27.73B$22.65B8.8920,000CACCCredit Acceptance2.8109 of 5 stars$449.70-1.9%$440.00-2.2%+9.7%$5.15B$2.16B12.962,431Positive 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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