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SLM (SLMBP) Competitors

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$75.03 +0.06 (+0.08%)
Closing price 05/18/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$75.14 +0.11 (+0.15%)
As of 05/18/2026 04:10 PM Eastern
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SLMBP vs. ATLCP, AURCW, BETRW, BWBBP, and CCNEP

Should you buy SLM stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares SLM with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with SLM include Atlanticus (ATLCP), Aurora Acquisition (AURCW), Better Home & Finance (BETRW), Bridgewater Bancshares (BWBBP), and CNB Financial (CCNEP). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.

How does SLM compare to Atlanticus?

SLM (NASDAQ:SLMBP) and Atlanticus (NASDAQ:ATLCP) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

SLM presently has a consensus target price of $40.00, suggesting a potential downside of 46.69%. Given SLM's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe SLM is more favorable than Atlanticus.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
SLM
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Atlanticus
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
SLM$1.96BN/AN/AN/AN/A
Atlanticus$461.84MN/AN/AN/AN/A

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
SLMN/A N/A N/A
Atlanticus N/A N/A N/A

SLM pays an annual dividend of $7.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.8%. Atlanticus pays an annual dividend of $1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%.

In the previous week, SLM's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Atlanticus' score of 0.96 indicating that SLM is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
SLM Very Positive
Atlanticus Positive

Summary

SLM beats Atlanticus on 6 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SLM compare to Aurora Acquisition?

Aurora Acquisition (NASDAQ:AURCW) and SLM (NASDAQ:SLMBP) are both banking companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Aurora AcquisitionN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SLM$1.96BN/AN/AN/AN/A

SLM has a consensus price target of $40.00, indicating a potential downside of 46.69%. Given SLM's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SLM is more favorable than Aurora Acquisition.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Aurora Acquisition
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
SLM
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Aurora AcquisitionN/A N/A N/A
SLM N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, SLM's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Aurora Acquisition's score of -0.39 indicating that SLM is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Aurora Acquisition Neutral
SLM Very Positive

Summary

SLM beats Aurora Acquisition on 5 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SLM compare to Better Home & Finance?

SLM (NASDAQ:SLMBP) and Better Home & Finance (NASDAQ:BETRW) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

In the previous week, Better Home & Finance's average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat SLM's score of 1.87 indicating that Better Home & Finance is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
SLM Very Positive
Better Home & Finance Very Positive

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
SLMN/A N/A N/A
Better Home & Finance N/A N/A N/A

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
SLM$1.96BN/AN/AN/AN/A
Better Home & Finance$227.88MN/AN/AN/AN/A

SLM currently has a consensus price target of $40.00, suggesting a potential downside of 46.69%. Given SLM's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe SLM is more favorable than Better Home & Finance.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
SLM
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Better Home & Finance
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

SLM beats Better Home & Finance on 4 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SLM compare to Bridgewater Bancshares?

Bridgewater Bancshares (NASDAQ:BWBBP) and SLM (NASDAQ:SLMBP) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

SLM has a consensus price target of $40.00, indicating a potential downside of 46.69%. Given SLM's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SLM is more favorable than Bridgewater Bancshares.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Bridgewater Bancshares
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
SLM
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

Bridgewater Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. SLM pays an annual dividend of $7.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.8%.

In the previous week, Bridgewater Bancshares had 1 more articles in the media than SLM. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Bridgewater Bancshares and 0 mentions for SLM. SLM's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Bridgewater Bancshares' score of 0.93 indicating that SLM is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Bridgewater Bancshares Positive
SLM Very Positive

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Bridgewater Bancshares$156.19MN/AN/AN/AN/A
SLM$1.96BN/AN/AN/AN/A

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Bridgewater BancsharesN/A N/A N/A
SLM N/A N/A N/A

Summary

SLM beats Bridgewater Bancshares on 6 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SLM compare to CNB Financial?

SLM (NASDAQ:SLMBP) and CNB Financial (NASDAQ:CCNEP) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and risk.

In the previous week, SLM's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat CNB Financial's score of 1.43 indicating that SLM is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
SLM Very Positive
CNB Financial Positive

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
SLMN/A N/A N/A
CNB Financial N/A N/A N/A

SLM presently has a consensus price target of $40.00, indicating a potential downside of 46.69%. Given SLM's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SLM is more favorable than CNB Financial.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
SLM
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
CNB Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
SLM$1.96BN/AN/AN/AN/A
CNB Financial$303.05MN/AN/AN/AN/A

SLM pays an annual dividend of $7.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.8%. CNB Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%.

Summary

SLM beats CNB Financial on 6 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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SLMBP vs. The Competition

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MetricSLMCredit Services IndustryFinancial SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market CapN/A$297.70M$5.77B$12.29B
Dividend Yield3.43%16.80%5.25%5.30%
P/E RatioN/A6.6915.8925.23
Price / SalesN/A101.15985.7374.61
Price / CashN/A14.5748.5937.30
Price / BookN/A3.106.626.63
Net IncomeN/A$59.40M$1.15B$335.59M
7 Day Performance0.15%-1.92%-0.09%-1.20%
1 Month Performance0.73%-3.52%0.50%-1.16%
1 Year Performance-0.66%30.76%18.45%28.10%

SLM Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SLMBP
SLM
N/A$75.03
+0.1%		$40.00
-46.7%		-0.6%$0.00$1.96BN/A1,700
ATLCP
Atlanticus
N/A$24.00
+0.4%		N/A+4.0%$0.00$461.84MN/A330
AURCW
Aurora Acquisition
N/A$0.24
flat		N/AN/A$0.00N/AN/A1,300
BETRW
Better Home & Finance
N/A$0.21
-14.6%		N/AN/A$0.00$225.33MN/A1,300
BWBBP
Bridgewater Bancshares
N/A$20.02
+0.1%		N/A+4.5%$0.00$156.19MN/A250

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This page (NASDAQ:SLMBP) was last updated on 5/19/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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