After Hours
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.
Stocks Info
As a NASDAQ listed company, SLM falls under the Financial sector while operating within the Credit Services industry segment. The current market capitalization of SLM Corp is $6.64B. A total of 1.26 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.08M 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
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. SLM Corp pays an annual dividend of $0.50, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.57%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 16.08.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, SLM has a high of $34.97 and a low of $19.64.
As of this writing, SLM has an earnings estimate of $0.82 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 8.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.97 per share and a lower estimate of $0.69. The company reported an EPS of -$0.23 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. Its Book Value Per Share was $10.19, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.15B.
Analysts Opinion
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. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock.
