After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NASDAQ and operates within the Credit Services industry segment. The current market capitalization of SLM Corp is $6.67B. A total of 2.8 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.68M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Strong Robert S. sold 5,000 shares of SLM for 29.48 per share on Feb 12 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 38,163 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 11 ’25, Manvitz Ted bought 10,000 shares at 28.90 per share. SLM shares that Director owns now total 56,464.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Strong Robert S. acquired of 5,000 shares on Feb 12 ’25 at a per-share price of $29.45. In another insider transaction, Strong Robert S. sold 40,000 shares at $28.57 per share on Jan 28 ’25. Company shares held by the Director now total 43,163.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. SLM Corp pays an annual dividend of $0.46, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.46%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.84. 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.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, SLM has a high of $31.49 and a low of $19.39.
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
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s 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
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. 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.
