SLM (SLM) Competitors $33.14 -0.61 (-1.81%) Closing price 07/9/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$33.02 -0.13 (-0.38%) As of 04:02 AM 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. NAVI, WTFC, COF, FNB, OMF, RF, SF, SNV, SYF, and CACCShould you be buying SLM stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SLM include Navient (NAVI), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Capital One Financial (COF), F.N.B. (FNB), OneMain (OMF), Regions Financial (RF), Stifel Financial (SF), Synovus Financial (SNV), Synchrony Financial (SYF), and Credit Acceptance (CACC). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. SLM vs. Its Competitors Navient Wintrust Financial Capital One Financial F.N.B. OneMain Regions Financial Stifel Financial Synovus Financial Synchrony Financial Credit Acceptance SLM (NASDAQ:SLM) and Navient (NASDAQ:NAVI) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and earnings. Which has higher valuation and earnings, SLM or NAVI? SLM has higher revenue and earnings than Navient. SLM is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Navient, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSLM$2.62B2.66$608.33M$2.7811.92Navient$830M1.85$131M$0.5030.40 Is SLM or NAVI more profitable? SLM has a net margin of 21.05% compared to Navient's net margin of 1.37%. SLM's return on equity of 31.25% beat Navient's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SLM21.05% 31.25% 2.12% Navient 1.37%5.20%0.26% Do institutionals and insiders believe in SLM or NAVI? 98.9% of SLM shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.1% of Navient shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of SLM shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.2% of Navient shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, SLM or NAVI? SLM has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Navient has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor SLM or NAVI? In the previous week, SLM had 6 more articles in the media than Navient. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for SLM and 7 mentions for Navient. Navient's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat SLM's score of 0.28 indicating that Navient is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SLM 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Navient 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is SLM or NAVI a better dividend stock? SLM pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Navient pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. SLM pays out 18.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Navient pays out 128.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SLM has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Do analysts recommend SLM or NAVI? SLM presently has a consensus target price of $32.30, indicating a potential downside of 2.53%. Navient has a consensus target price of $13.29, indicating a potential downside of 12.59%. Given SLM's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe SLM is more favorable than Navient.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) 2.80Navient 3 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.88 SummarySLM beats Navient on 14 of the 20 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SLM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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$7.08B$8.24B$12.01B$8.95BDividend Yield1.54%3.38%5.55%4.04%P/E Ratio11.9215.7020.0020.16Price / Sales2.662.7225.45174.36Price / Cash10.948.4621.4557.97Price / Book3.691.872.275.62Net Income$608.33M$486.48M$990.08M$248.50M7 Day Performance-2.16%-0.51%-0.15%4.49%1 Month Performance4.91%8.31%2.73%7.03%1 Year Performance59.63%40.35%540.02%21.07% SLM Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SLMSLM4.661 of 5 stars$33.14-1.8%$32.30-2.5%+60.1%$7.08B$2.62B11.921,710NAVINavient4.2687 of 5 stars$15.57+5.1%$12.93-17.0%+7.8%$1.50B$4.43B11.492,100News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeWTFCWintrust Financial4.4787 of 5 stars$130.61-1.0%$135.77+4.0%+34.5%$8.83B$3.97B13.055,903Analyst ForecastCOFCapital One Financial4.9586 of 5 stars$218.07-1.3%$215.86-1.0%+59.2%$84.64B$53.94B14.9352,600Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeFNBF.N.B.4.2663 of 5 stars$15.52-0.4%$17.57+13.2%+16.1%$5.61B$2.57B11.294,280Upcoming EarningsOMFOneMain4.8445 of 5 stars$59.37-0.7%$58.40-1.6%+25.7%$7.11B$4.99B11.589,000Analyst ForecastInsider TradeRFRegions Financial4.8942 of 5 stars$24.57-0.9%$26.15+6.4%+22.8%$22.29B$9.37B11.1719,644Positive NewsSFStifel Financial3.9 of 5 stars$107.54-1.5%$106.75-0.7%+32.6%$11.22B$4.97B18.769,000Analyst ForecastSNVSynovus Financial4.7822 of 5 stars$54.55-1.0%$57.11+4.7%+36.9%$7.66B$3.43B11.154,775Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastSYFSynchrony Financial4.9103 of 5 stars$69.69-0.7%$65.78-5.6%+45.1%$26.71B$22.65B9.6220,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCACCCredit Acceptance2.5314 of 5 stars$531.95+0.3%$440.00-17.3%-0.5%$6.16B$2.16B13.742,431Positive NewsInsider TradeHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Navient Alternatives Wintrust Financial Alternatives Capital One Financial Alternatives F.N.B. 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