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Synchrony Financial (SYF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$72.82 -2.18 (-2.90%)
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About Synchrony Financial Stock (NYSE:SYF)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$72.67
$75.88
50-Day Range
$71.73
$81.04
52-Week Range
$63.08
$88.77
Volume
2.92 million shs
Average Volume
3.00 million shs
Market Capitalization
$23.70 billion
P/E Ratio
7.46
Dividend Yield
1.87%
Price Target
$88.24
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Synchrony Financial (NYSE: SYF) is a consumer financial services company that provides credit products and financing programs through partnerships with retailers, manufacturers, healthcare providers and other businesses. Its offerings are designed to help consumers finance purchases and manage spending across a range of industries.

The company’s products include private-label and co-branded credit cards, promotional financing, installment loans and other consumer payment solutions. Synchrony also provides deposit products and other banking services through Synchrony Bank, including savings accounts, certificates of deposit and money market accounts.

Synchrony primarily serves consumers and business partners in the United States, including customers in retail, home, automotive, healthcare, specialty and other markets. The company traces its origins to GE Capital’s retail finance operations, adopted the Synchrony Financial name in 2014 and became an independent public company following its separation from General Electric in 2015. Brian Doubles serves as president and chief executive officer.

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Synchrony Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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96th Percentile Overall Score

SYF MarketRank™: 

Synchrony Financial scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 85th out of 837 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Synchrony Financial has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.61, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 11 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Synchrony Financial has a consensus price target of $88.24, representing about 21.2% upside from its current price of $72.83.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Synchrony Financial has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Synchrony Financial's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Synchrony Financial are expected to grow by 10.57% in the coming year, from $9.37 to $10.36 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Synchrony Financial is 7.46, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.14.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Synchrony Financial is 7.46, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.33.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Synchrony Financial has a PEG Ratio of 0.69. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Synchrony Financial has a P/B Ratio of 1.63. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Synchrony Financial's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.50% of the float of Synchrony Financial has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Synchrony Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.76.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Synchrony Financial has recently decreased by 0.56%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Synchrony Financial pays a meaningful dividend of 1.81%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Synchrony Financial has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Synchrony Financial is 13.93%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Synchrony Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 13.13% next year. This indicates that Synchrony Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Synchrony Financial's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Synchrony Financial has a news sentiment score of 1.07. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Synchrony Financial this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 7 people have searched for SYF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    5 people have added Synchrony Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Synchrony Financial insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.36% of the stock of Synchrony Financial is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    96.48% of the stock of Synchrony Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Synchrony Financial's insider trading history.
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SYF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Synchrony Financial's stock was trading at $83.43 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, SYF shares have decreased by 12.7% and is now trading at $72.8250.

Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 21st. The financial services provider reported $2.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.14 by $0.45. The financial services provider had revenue of $3.72 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.72 billion. Synchrony Financial had a net margin of 15.44% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 23.09%.
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Synchrony Financial's Board of Directors authorized a stock buyback program on Tuesday, April 21st 2026, which allows the company to buy back $0 in shares, according to EventVestor. This allows the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Synchrony Financial subsidiaries include these companies: Pets Best, Loop Commerce Inc., GPShopper, CareCredit LLC, GPShopper LLC, Retail Finance Credit Services LLC, Retail Finance International Holdings Inc., and others.

Synchrony Financial (SYF) raised $3.1 billion in an IPO on Thursday, July 31st 2014. The company issued 125,000,000 shares at $23.00-$26.00 per share.

Top institutional shareholders of Synchrony Financial include BlackRock Inc. (9.49%), Bank of America Corp DE (4.54%), UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC (1.28%) and Legal & General Group Plc (0.85%). Insiders that own company stock include Brian D Doubles, Jonathan S Mothner, Curtis Howse, Carol Juel, Brian J Sr Wenzel, Alberto Casellas, Bart Schaller, Arthur W Coviello Jr, Darrell Owens, Darrell Owens and David P Melito.
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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 Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Synchrony Financial investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), GE Aerospace (GE), Netflix (NFLX) and Adobe (ADBE).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/21/2026
Record date for 8/17 Dividend
8/05/2026
Ex-Dividend for 8/17 Dividend
8/05/2026
Dividend Payable
8/17/2026
Today
9/22/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/21/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
Consumer Finance
Sub-Industry
Consumer Finance
Current Symbol
NYSE:SYF
CIK
1601712
Fax
N/A
Employees
20,000
Year Founded
1932

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$98.00
Low Price Target
$78.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+21.2%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.61
Research Coverage
18 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$9.76
Trailing P/E Ratio
7.46
Forward P/E Ratio
7.77
P/E Growth
0.69
Net Income
$3.55 billion
Net Margins
15.44%
Pretax Margin
20.25%
Return on Equity
23.09%
Return on Assets
2.98%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.08
Current Ratio
1.22
Quick Ratio
1.22

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$22.60 billion
Price / Sales
1.05
Cash Flow
$11.50 per share
Price / Cash Flow
6.33
Book Value
$44.72 per share
Price / Book
1.63

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
325,370,000
Free Float
324,200,000
Market Cap
$23.70 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.32

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This page (NYSE:SYF) was last updated on 9/22/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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