NYSE:SYF - Synchrony Financial Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Synchrony Financial declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.22 per share on Thursday, November 14th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.46%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 1st. View Synchrony Financial's Dividend History.

Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October, 18th. The financial services provider reported $1.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.12 by $0.10. The financial services provider earned $4.39 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.33 billion. Synchrony Financial had a return on equity of 20.05% and a net margin of 19.54%. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.91 EPS. View Synchrony Financial's Earnings History.

Synchrony Financial is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, January 24th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Synchrony Financial.

Synchrony Financial will be holding an earnings conference call on Friday, January 24th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

13 analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Synchrony Financial's stock. Their forecasts range from $34.00 to $43.00. On average, they expect Synchrony Financial's share price to reach $39.08 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 9.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Synchrony Financial.

13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Synchrony Financial in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Synchrony Financial.

Media stories about SYF stock have been trending somewhat positive on Friday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Synchrony Financial earned a news sentiment score of 0.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Synchrony Financial.

Synchrony Financial saw a increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 16,780,000 shares, an increase of 9.0% from the December 15th total of 15,400,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 4,610,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.6 days. Approximately 2.6% of the company's shares are sold short. View Synchrony Financial's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Synchrony Financial include Zurich Insurance Group (ZURVY), Ally Financial (ALLY), HARGREAVES LANS/ADR (HRGLY), SBI (SBHGF), LexinFintech (LX), Walker & Dunlop (WD), Qudian (QD), 360 Finance (QFIN), Green Dot (GDOT), Mr. Cooper Group (COOP), Blucora (BCOR), Oportun Financial (OPRT), Yirendai (YRD), America First Multifamily Investors (ATAX) and Curo Group (CURO).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Synchrony Financial investors own include Bank of America (BAC), General Electric (GE), Micron Technology (MU), Alibaba Group (BABA), AT&T (T), NVIDIA (NVDA), Intel (INTC), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Ford Motor (F) and Wells Fargo & Co (WFC).

Synchrony Financial's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Artemis Investment Management LLP (0.24%), PGGM Investments (0.14%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.13%), Heritage Investors Management Corp (0.08%), Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC (0.05%) and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.03%). Company insiders that own Synchrony Financial stock include David P Melito, Henry F Greig, Laurel Richie, Margaret M Keane, Neeraj Mehta, Paul Whynott, Roy A Guthrie, Thomas M Quindlen and Will W Graylin. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Synchrony Financial.

SYF stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Artemis Investment Management LLP, DNB Asset Management AS, Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, IFM Investors Pty Ltd, IFP Advisors Inc and Heritage Investors Management Corp. Company insiders that have sold Synchrony Financial company stock in the last year include David P Melito, Henry F Greig, Margaret M Keane and Will W Graylin. View Insider Buying and Selling for Synchrony Financial.

SYF stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including PGGM Investments, Bowling Portfolio Management LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Penbrook Management LLC, Trinity Legacy Partners LLC, Appleton Partners Inc. MA and Beirne Wealth Consulting Services LLC. Company insiders that have bought Synchrony Financial stock in the last two years include Laurel Richie and Roy A Guthrie. View Insider Buying and Selling for Synchrony Financial.

Shares of SYF can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of SYF stock can currently be purchased for approximately $35.76.

Synchrony Financial has a market capitalization of $23.11 billion and generates $18.25 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $2.79 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.74 on an earnings per share basis. Synchrony Financial employs 16,500 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Synchrony Financial.

The official website for Synchrony Financial is http://www.synchronyfinancial.com/.

Synchrony Financial's mailing address is 777 LONG RIDGE ROAD, STAMFORD CT, 06902. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 203-585-2400 or via email at [email protected]