Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) went down by -0.79% from its latest closing price compared to the recent 1-year high of $37.43. The company’s stock price has collected 6.30% of gains in the last five trading sessions. Press Release reported on 12/30/20 that Synchrony to Announce Fourth Quarter 2020 Financial Results on January 29, 2021
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Is It Worth Investing in Synchrony Financial (NYSE :SYF) Right Now?
Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) scored a price-to-earnings ratio above its average ratio, recording 16.64 x from its present earnings ratio. Plus, the 36-month beta value for SYF is at 1.81. Opinions of the stock are interesting as 16 analysts out of 20 who provided ratings for Synchrony Financial declared the stock was a “buy,” while 0 rated the stock as “overweight,” 4 rated it as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The average price from analysts is $42.05, which is $4.5 above the current price. SYF currently public float of 581.63M and currently shorts hold a 1.87% ratio of that float. Today, the average trading volume of SYF was 4.71M shares.
SYF’s Market Performance
SYF stocks went up by 6.30% for the week, with a monthly jump of 12.18% and a quarterly performance of 25.83%, while its annual performance rate touched 2.31%. The volatility ratio for the week stands at 3.32% while the volatility levels for the past 30 days are set at 2.82% for Synchrony Financial. The simple moving average for the period of the last 20 days is 6.86% for SYF stocks with a simple moving average of 46.52% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of SYF
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SYF stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for SYF by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for SYF in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $47 based on the research report published on December 10th of the previous year 2020.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SYF reach a price target of $51. The rating they have provided for SYF stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on November 30th, 2020.
Deutsche Bank gave a rating of “Buy” to SYF, setting the target price at $30 in the report published on September 10th of the previous year.
SYF Trading at 15.61% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SYF to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -3.05% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.82%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.32%, as shares surge +10.04% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +44.18% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SYF rose by +6.30%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +90.70% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $34.13. In addition, Synchrony Financial saw 4.55% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SYF starting from GREIG HENRY F, who sale 35,000 shares at the price of $31.00 back on Nov 16. After this action, GREIG HENRY F now owns 164,770 shares of Synchrony Financial, valued at $1,085,000 using the latest closing price.
GREIG HENRY F, the See remarks of Synchrony Financial, sale 35,000 shares at $29.00 during a trade that took place back on Nov 12, which means that GREIG HENRY F is holding 164,770 shares at $1,015,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SYF
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- +31.32 for the present operating margin
- +88.03 for the gross margin
The net margin for Synchrony Financial stands at +24.01. The total capital return value is set at 13.27, while invested capital returns managed to touch 11.81. Equity return is now at value 11.20, with 1.40 for asset returns.
Based on Synchrony Financial (SYF), the company’s capital structure generated 131.67 points at debt to equity in total, while total debt to capital is 56.83. Total debt to assets is 18.95, with long-term debt to equity ratio resting at 109.08. Finally, the long-term debt to capital ratio is 44.80.
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When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.10, with the company’s debt to enterprise value settled at 0.61.
