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
SLM belongs to the Financial sector of the NASDAQ while operating in the Credit Services industry. The current market capitalization of SLM Corp is $6.22B. A total of 4.9 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.06M 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
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. SLM Corp pays an annual dividend of $0.52, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.74%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 15.06.
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, 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
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 $10.19, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.15B.
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 SLM is Buy with a score of 4.50.
