An Evaluation Of Synchrony Financial (NYSE: SYF) Prospects

After Hours

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.

Stocks Info

SYF belongs to the Financial sector of the NYSE while operating in the Credit Services industry. The current market capitalization of Synchrony Financial is $20.94B. A total of 4.23 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 4.14M shares.

In the most recent transaction, DOUBLES BRIAN D sold 148,747 shares of SYF for 60.09 per share on Feb 28 ’25. After the transaction, the insider now owns 677,421 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 03 ’25, Casellas Alberto sold 58,026 shares at 60.01 per share. SYF shares that the insider owns now total 56,462.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Wenzel Brian J. Sr. disposed of 62,702 shares on Mar 03 ’25 at a per-share price of $60.01. This resulted in the insider holding 68,249 shares of SYF after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Juel Carol sold 91,413 shares at $59.19 per share on Mar 03 ’25. Company shares held by the insider now total 57,750.

Dividend

Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Synchrony Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.00, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.86%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 6.31. SYF’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.44% when it declared a $0.25 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/3/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/4/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.81%. The SYF stock dividend was $0.25 per share in cash.

While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, SYF has a high of $70.93 and a low of $39.67.

As of this writing, SYF has an earnings estimate of $1.64 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 15.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.86 per share and a lower estimate of $1.15.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. Its Book Value Per Share was $39.56, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $13.65B.

Analysts Opinion

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. 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 SYF is Buy with a score of 4.23.

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