SLM Corp [NASDAQ: SLM] traded at a high on 2025-11-13, posting a 0.39 gain after which it closed the day’ session at $28.29.
The results of the trading session contributed to over 4252308 shares changing hands. Over the past one week, the price volatility of SLM Corp stands at 3.12% while the volatility over the past one month is 3.30%.
The market cap for SLM stock reached $5.74 billion, with 203.04 million shares outstanding and 200.09 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 2.92M shares, SLM reached a trading volume of 4252308 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say about SLM Corp [SLM]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for SLM shares is $34.73 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on SLM stock is a recommendation set at 1.45. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
JP Morgan have made an estimate for SLM Corp shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on October 07, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Wells Fargo raised their target price to Overweight. The new note on the price target was released on August 25, 2025, representing the official price target for SLM Corp stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $38, while JP Morgan analysts kept a Overweight rating on SLM stock. On December 09, 2024, analysts increased their price target for SLM shares from 27 to 30.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 2.75, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 18.39.
How has SLM stock performed recently?
SLM Corp [SLM] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 5.72. With this latest performance, SLM shares gained by 7.57% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -15.30% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 2.57% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for SLM stock in for the last two-week period is set at 59.12, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 0.88, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 0.87 for SLM Corp [SLM]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 27.51, while it was recorded at 27.37 for the last single week of trading, and 30.01 for the last 200 days.
SLM Corp [SLM]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and SLM Corp [SLM] shares currently have an operating margin of 37.05% and a Gross Margin at 72.37%. SLM Corp’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 19.65%.
SLM Corp (SLM) Capital Structure & Debt Analysis
According to recent financial data for SLM Corp. ( SLM), the Return on Equity (ROE) stands at 27.85%, highlighting impressive shareholder gains. The Return on Assets (ROA) is 2.09%, reflecting the company’s efficiency in generating profits from its assets. Additionally, SLM Corp’s Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is 6.61%, showcasing its effectiveness in deploying capital for earnings.
SLM Corp (SLM) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
Based on SLM Corp’s (SLM) latest financial statements, the Debt-to-Equity Ratio is 2.92%, indicating its reliance on debt financing relative to shareholder equity.
SLM Corp (SLM) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
Earnings analysis for SLM Corp [SLM]
With the latest financial reports released by the company, SLM Corp posted 0.5/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 0.55/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company fail the estimates by a Surprise Factor of -0.05. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for SLM. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for SLM Corp go to 14.72%.
Insider trade positions for SLM Corp [SLM]
There are presently around $116.46%, or 117.57%% of SLM stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of SLM stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 31.62 million shares, which is approximately 14.4442%. IMPACTIVE CAPITAL LP, holding 19.7 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$409.51 million in SLM stocks shares; and IMPACTIVE CAPITAL LP, currently with $$399.0 million in SLM stock with ownership which is approximately 8.7665%.
