After Hours
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Stocks Info
SLM Corp is listed on the NASDAQ in the Financial sector while operating in the Credit Services industry. The current market capitalization of SLM Corp is $6.18B. A total of 2.08 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.65M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Strong Robert S. sold 40,000 shares of SLM for 28.57 per share on Jan 28 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 43,163 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jan 28 ’25, Strong Robert S. bought 40,000 shares at 28.54 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Strong Robert S. disposed of 4,500 shares on Dec 02 ’24 at a per-share price of $27.25. This resulted in the Director holding 83,130 shares of SLM after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Strong Robert S. bought 4,500 shares at $27.22 per share on Dec 02 ’24.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. SLM Corp pays an annual dividend of $0.46, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.58%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 10.97. SLM’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.79% when it declared a $0.13 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/5/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/5/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2.34%. The SLM stock dividend was $0.13 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, SLM has a high of $31.49 and a low of $19.27.
As of this writing, SLM has an earnings estimate of $1.09 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 7.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.33 per share and a lower estimate of $0.9.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. Its Book Value Per Share was $9.07, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.15B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for SLM is Buy with a score of 4.55.
