SLM Corp
About: SLM Corp is an education solutions company. It business is to originate and service loans to students and their families to finance the cost of their education. The provide Private Education Loans to mean education loans to students or their families that are not made, insured, or guaranteed by any state or federal government.
Employees: 1,710
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Funds holding %
of 7,425 funds
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Analysts bullish %
of 4 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
82% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 69 | Existing positions closed: 38
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 [Q3] → 6 (+2) [Q4]
29% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.62B [Q3] → $5.97B (+$1.34B) [Q4]
8.85% more ownership
Funds ownership: 93.01% [Q3] → 101.86% (+8.85%) [Q4]
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 315 [Q3] → 341 (+26) [Q4]
15% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 101 | Existing positions reduced: 119
35% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $11.1M | Put options by funds: $17M
Research analyst outlook
4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$27
19%
downside
Avg. target
$34
2%
upside
High target
$38
14%
upside
4 analyst ratings
3 positive
75%
1 neutral
25%
0 negative
0%
Wells Fargo Michael Kaye 80% 1-year accuracy 4 / 5 met price target | 14%upside $38 | Overweight Maintained | 14 May 2025 |
Morgan Stanley Jeffery Harte 100% 1-year accuracy 3 / 3 met price target | 1%downside $33 | Overweight Maintained | 25 Apr 2025 |
JP Morgan Richard Shane 56% 1-year accuracy 36 / 64 met price target | 19%downside $27 | Neutral Maintained | 8 Apr 2025 |
Barclays Mark Devries 87% 1-year accuracy 13 / 15 met price target | 14%upside $38 | Overweight Maintained | 18 Feb 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 11 articles about SLM published over the past 30 days
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
12 hours ago
COOP or SLM: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?
Investors looking for stocks in the Financial - Consumer Loans sector might want to consider either Mr Cooper (COOP) or Sallie Mae (SLM). But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now?
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
What Makes Sallie Mae (SLM) a Strong Momentum Stock: Buy Now?
Does Sallie Mae (SLM) have what it takes to be a top stock pick for momentum investors? Let's find out.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 weeks ago
Sallie Mae Appoints New Members to Its Board of Directors
NEWARK, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sallie Mae® (Nasdaq: SLM), formally SLM Corporation, today announced the appointments of Dr. Daniel Greenstein and Mr. Gary Millerchip to its board of directors, effective April 23, 2025. Dr. Greenstein brings decades of experience in higher education strategy, innovation, and transformation to the Board. He currently serves as Managing Director, Higher Education at Baker Tilly (US), a position he has held since November 2024. Before joining Baker Tilly (US), he s.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Sallie Mae Q1 Earnings & Revenues Beat Estimates, Expenses Decline
SLM's first-quarter 2025 results benefit from a rise in fee income, robust originations and lower expenses. However, a fall in NII plays spoilsport.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Sallie Mae (SLM) Q1 Earnings
The headline numbers for Sallie Mae (SLM) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended March 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
3 weeks ago
SLM Corporation (SLM) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
SLM Corporation (NASDAQ:SLM ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 24, 2025 5:30 PM ET Company Participants Kate deLacy - Senior Director and Head of Investor Relations Jon Witter - Chief Executive Officer Pete Graham - Chief Financial Officer Melissa Bronaugh - Managing Vice President of Strategic Finance Conference Call Participants Jeff Adelson - Morgan Stanley Terry Ma - Barclays Moshe Orenbuch - TD Cowen Michael Kaye - Wells Fargo Nate Richam - Bank of America John Hecht - Jefferies Rick Shane - J.P. Morgan Mark DeVries - Deutsche Bank Operator Welcome to the Sallie Mae First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
Sallie Mae (SLM) Tops Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
Sallie Mae (SLM) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.40 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.19 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.27 per share a year ago.
Neutral
Business Wire
3 weeks ago
Sallie Mae Reports First-Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Reaffirms Full-Year 2025 Guidance
NEWARK, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sallie Mae (Nasdaq: SLM), formally SLM Corporation, today released first-quarter 2025 financial results and reaffirmed full-year 2025 guidance. Complete financial results and related materials are available at www.SallieMae.com/investors. The materials will also be available on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Sallie Mae will host an earnings conference call today, April 24, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. ET. Executives will be on hand to discu.
Neutral
Business Wire
3 weeks ago
Sallie Mae Declares Dividends on Preferred Stock Series B and Common Stock
NEWARK, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sallie Mae (Nasdaq: SLM), formally SLM Corporation, today announced a 2025 second-quarter dividend on its Preferred Stock Series B of $1.5815446 per share. The company also announced a 2025 second-quarter dividend on its common stock of $0.13 per share. Both preferred stock and common stock dividends will be paid on June 16, 2025, to the respective stockholders of record at the close of business on June 5, 2025. Sallie Mae (Nasdaq: SLM) believes education and life.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
Seeking Clues to Sallie Mae (SLM) Q1 Earnings? A Peek Into Wall Street Projections for Key Metrics
Beyond analysts' top -and-bottom-line estimates for Sallie Mae (SLM), evaluate projections for some of its key metrics to gain a better insight into how the business might have performed for the quarter ended March 2025.
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