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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 $5.74B. A total of 2.87 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.94M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Palmer Kerri A. sold 55,000 shares of SLM for 32.21 per share on Jul 29 ’25. After the transaction, the EVP, Chief Operational Officer now owns 119,253 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jul 29 ’25, Palmer Kerri A. bought 55,000 shares at 32.18 per share.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Strong Robert S. acquired of 7,200 shares on Jul 29 ’25 at a per-share price of $32.31. In another insider transaction, Pahwa Munish sold 10,000 shares at $34.08 per share on May 28 ’25. Company shares held by the EVP & Chief Risk Officer now total 70,836.
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 $0.52, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.84%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.95.
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 $34.97 and a low of $23.81.
As of this writing, SLM has an earnings estimate of $0.87 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 9.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.92 per share and a lower estimate of $0.78. The company reported an EPS of $0.5 in the last quarter
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 $10.29, 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 4.33.
