SLM · SLM Corporation
$25.42
-0.90% last session
End-of-day data · updated 2026-07-29
Market cap
$5B
Enterprise value
$6B
Trailing P/E
7.1
Forward P/E
7.5
Dividend yield
2.0%
Beta
0.96
Avg volume
3M
Employees
2K
2D change
-0.90%
5D change
—
10D change
-0.59%
30D change
-3.52%
60D change
14.57%
MTD change
-1.87%
YTD change
-5.72%
Analyst Outlook
Analyst estimates change daily — follow the shifts on the Estimate Trends page.
Technical Analysis
Analyst sentiment over time — SLM
Rec Mean (blue, left — higher = more bullish) vs. price targets (right).
Investment Bank Ratings as of 2026-07-20
Latest call per bank · past 12 months
Morgan Stanley
Equal-Weight$28.00
+10.1% vs priceJP Morgan
Underweight$25.00
-1.7% vs priceRBC Capital
Outperform$29.00
+14.1% vs priceBarclays
Equal-Weight$26.00
+2.3% vs priceWells Fargo
Overweight$29.00
+14.1% vs priceJefferies
Buy$31.00
+22.0% vs priceRecent rating actions
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-20 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains | Equal-Weight | $27.00 → $28.00 |
| 2026-07-13 | JP Morgan | Maintains | Underweight | $24.00 → $25.00 |
| 2026-07-10 | RBC Capital | Maintains | Outperform | $28.00 → $29.00 |
| 2026-07-07 | Barclays | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | $30.00 → $26.00 |
| 2026-04-24 | Barclays | Maintains | Overweight | $27.00 → $30.00 |
| 2026-04-16 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains | Equal-Weight | $29.00 → $26.00 |
| 2026-04-09 | JP Morgan | Maintains | Underweight | $26.00 → $22.00 |
| 2026-04-09 | Wells Fargo | Maintains | Overweight | $32.00 → $29.00 |
Ratings and price targets are the published opinions of the issuing banks, compiled from Yahoo Finance rating actions — not investment advice.
Signal Summary as of 2026-07-28
- RSI (14): RSI is 55 — neutral momentum, neither overbought nor oversold.
- Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 7.2% above the 50-day MA ($23.50).
- Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 3.6% above the 200-day MA ($24.32).
- MA cross: The 50-day MA sits below the 200-day MA (death-cross regime) — the longer-term trend points down.
- MACD (12,26,9): MACD histogram is negative (-0.12) — short-term momentum is fading.
- 52-week range: Price sits between the 52-week low ($18.50) and high ($32.40).
SLM Price Chart
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Fundamentals
About SLM Corporation
SLM Corporation, through its subsidiaries, originates and services private education loans to students and their families to finance the cost of their education in the United States. It provides retail deposit accounts, including high-yield savings accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit; and interest-bearing omnibus accounts. The company was formerly known as New BLC Corporation and changed its name to SLM Corporation in December 2013. SLM Corporation was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Newark, Delaware.
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