Synchrony Financial (SYF) Stock Forecast, Price & News

15 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Synchrony Financial in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 8 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" SYF shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in SYF, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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15 analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Synchrony Financial's shares. Their SYF share price forecasts range from $29.00 to $51.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $37.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 17.8% from the stock's current price.
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Synchrony Financial's stock was trading at $32.86 at the beginning of the year. Since then, SYF stock has decreased by 4.4% and is now trading at $31.42.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 24th 2023.
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Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 18th. The financial services provider reported $1.32 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.25 by $0.07. The financial services provider earned $5.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.10 billion. Synchrony Financial had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 19.79% and a net margin of 12.90%. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.60 EPS.
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Synchrony Financial announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 31st will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share on Thursday, August 10th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.18%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 28th. This is a boost from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.23.
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Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.19%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 2 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 18.52%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, SYF will have a dividend payout ratio of 18.76% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Synchrony Financial announced that its board has approved a share repurchase program on Tuesday, April 25th 2023, which allows the company to buyback $1,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to buy up to 8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

598 employees have rated Synchrony Financial Chief Executive Officer Margaret M. Keane on Glassdoor.com. Margaret M. Keane has an approval rating of 94% among the company's employees. This puts Margaret M. Keane in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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Synchrony Financial trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SYF."

Synchrony Financial's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (9.88%), State Street Corp (4.77%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.20%), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (1.62%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.54%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.22%). Insiders that own company stock include Alberto Casellas, Bart Schaller, Brian D Doubles, Carol Juel, David P Melito, Margaret M Keane and Paul Whynott.
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Shares of SYF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of SYF stock can currently be purchased for approximately $31.42.

Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) has a market capitalization of $13.14 billion and generates $17.53 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $3.02 billion in net income (profit) each year or $5.40 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 18,500 workers across the globe.

Synchrony Financial's mailing address is 777 LONG RIDGE ROAD, STAMFORD CT, 06902. The official website for the company is www.synchronyfinancial.com. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at (203) 585-2400 or via email at investorrelations@syf.com.