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Synchrony Financial (SYF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$75.36 -1.61 (-2.09%)
Closing price 10/30/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$75.39 +0.03 (+0.04%)
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About Synchrony Financial Stock (NYSE:SYF)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$74.86
▼
$77.00
50-Day Range
$70.61
▼
$80.82
52-Week Range
$63.08
▼
$88.77
Volume
2.92 million shs
Average Volume
3.35 million shs
Market Capitalization
$23.47 billion
P/E Ratio
7.75
Dividend Yield
1.80%
Price Target
$87.83
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Synchrony Financial (NYSE: SYF) is a consumer financial services company that provides private-label credit cards, co-branded credit cards and promotional financing programs. Its financing products are offered through retailers, manufacturers, healthcare providers and other businesses, helping consumers pay for purchases over time.

The company serves a range of industries, including digital commerce, home improvement, furniture, automotive, healthcare, jewelry, apparel, electronics and specialty retail. Its offerings include revolving credit accounts, installment financing and promotional payment plans, as well as the CareCredit healthcare financing platform. Synchrony also provides consumer deposit products, including savings accounts and certificates of deposit, through Synchrony Bank.

Synchrony primarily serves consumers and business partners in the United States, with certain products available in Puerto Rico. The company was formerly part of GE Capital’s retail finance operations and became an independent publicly traded company in 2014. Synchrony is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Brian Doubles.

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Synchrony Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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96th Percentile Overall Score

SYF MarketRank™: 
4.82310093652 of 5 stars

Synchrony Financial scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 153rd out of 859 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 2.53, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 10 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Synchrony Financial has a consensus price target of $87.83, representing about 16.6% upside from its current price of $75.36.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Synchrony Financial has been the subject of 11 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 10.10% in the coming year, from $9.60 to $10.57 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Synchrony Financial is 7.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.33.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Synchrony Financial is 7.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 18.57.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Synchrony Financial has a PEG Ratio of 0.93. 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 1.58. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.30% 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 5.49.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Synchrony Financial has recently decreased by 5.83%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Synchrony Financial pays a meaningful dividend of 1.80%, 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 14.20%. 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 12.87% 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 0.85. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Synchrony Financial this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    12 people have searched for SYF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    11 people have added Synchrony Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 1,000% 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 at the beginning of the year. Since then, SYF shares have decreased by 9.7% and is now trading at $75.36.

Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October, 20th. The financial services provider reported $2.68 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.42 by $0.26. The financial services provider had revenue of $3.82 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.81 billion. Synchrony Financial had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 22.26% and a net margin of 14.59%.
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Synchrony Financial's board authorized a stock repurchase plan on Tuesday, April 21st 2026, which allows the company to repurchase outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This allows the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company's board believes its shares are 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 initial public offering on Thursday, July 31st 2014. The company issued 125,000,000 shares at $23.00-$26.00 per share.

Top institutional investors of Synchrony Financial include Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.95%), Vest Financial LLC (0.33%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.28%) and Hosking Partners LLP (0.20%). 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), Bank of America (BAC), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), AT&T (T), Micron Technology (MU), PayPal (PYPL) and Ford Motor (F).

Company Calendar

Record date for 8/17 Dividend
8/05/2026
Ex-Dividend for 8/17 Dividend
8/05/2026
Dividend Payable
8/17/2026
Last Earnings
10/20/2026
Today
10/31/2026
Record date for 11/16 Dividend
11/05/2026
Ex-Dividend for 11/16 Dividend
11/05/2026
Dividend Payable
11/16/2026
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
$103.00
Low Price Target
$77.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+16.6%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.53
Research Coverage
19 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$9.58
Trailing P/E Ratio
7.75
Forward P/E Ratio
7.85
P/E Growth
0.93
Net Income
$3.55 billion
Net Margins
14.59%
Pretax Margin
19.11%
Return on Equity
22.26%
Return on Assets
2.79%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.15
Current Ratio
1.23
Quick Ratio
1.23

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$22.60 billion
Price / Sales
1.04
Cash Flow
$11.85 per share
Price / Cash Flow
6.36
Book Value
$47.64 per share
Price / Book
1.58

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
311,400,000
Free Float
310,284,000
Market Cap
$23.47 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.35

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This page (NYSE:SYF) was last updated on 10/30/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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