SLM Corporation (NASDAQ:SLM) went up by 2.76% from its latest closing price compared to the recent 1-year high of $13.22. The company’s stock price has collected 10.75% of gains in the last five trading sessions. Press Release reported on 01/06/21 that Sallie Mae to Release Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2020 Financial Results on Jan. 27
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Is It Worth Investing in SLM Corporation (NASDAQ :SLM) Right Now?
SLM Corporation (NASDAQ:SLM) scored a price-to-earnings ratio above its average ratio, recording 9.52 x from its present earnings ratio. Plus, the 36-month beta value for SLM is at 1.43. Opinions of the stock are interesting as 8 analysts out of 12 who provided ratings for SLM Corporation 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 $12.83, which is -$0.56 below the current price. SLM currently public float of 371.76M and currently shorts hold a 2.76% ratio of that float. Today, the average trading volume of SLM was 3.84M shares.
SLM’s Market Performance
SLM stocks went up by 10.75% for the week, with a monthly jump of 16.33% and a quarterly performance of 52.85%, while its annual performance rate touched 59.59%. The volatility ratio for the week stands at 3.33% while the volatility levels for the past 30 days are set at 2.88% for SLM Corporation. The simple moving average for the period of the last 20 days is 8.70% for SLM stocks with a simple moving average of 57.08% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of SLM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SLM stocks, with RBC Capital Mkts repeating the rating for SLM by listing it as a “Sector Perform.” The predicted price for SLM in the upcoming period, according to RBC Capital Mkts is $14 based on the research report published on December 21st of the previous year 2020.
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SLM reach a price target of $7.50. The rating they have provided for SLM stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on July 15th, 2020.
BMO Capital Markets gave a rating of “Market Perform” to SLM, setting the target price at $9 in the report published on May 15th of the previous year.
SLM Trading at 18.39% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SLM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was able to rebound, for now settling with 1.32% of gains for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.88%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.33%, as shares surge +13.86% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +44.44% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SLM rose by +10.75%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +72.77% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $12.40. In addition, SLM Corporation saw 8.07% 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 SLM starting from Thome Paul F, who sale 32,903 shares at the price of $9.25 back on Oct 27. After this action, Thome Paul F now owns 177,583 shares of SLM Corporation, valued at $304,481 using the latest closing price.
GOODE EARL A, the Director of SLM Corporation, sale 7,323 shares at $11.24 during a trade that took place back on Jan 27, which means that GOODE EARL A is holding 128,365 shares at $82,280 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SLM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- +31.30 for the present operating margin
- +76.33 for the gross margin
The net margin for SLM Corporation stands at +24.34. The total capital return value is set at 9.78, while invested capital returns managed to touch 7.75. Equity return is now at value 28.70, with 1.80 for asset returns.
Based on SLM Corporation (SLM), the company’s capital structure generated 140.20 points at debt to equity in total, while total debt to capital is 58.37. Total debt to assets is 14.21, with long-term debt to equity ratio resting at 149.53. Finally, the long-term debt to capital ratio is 54.73.
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When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.31, with the company’s debt to enterprise value settled at 1.49. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.71 and the total asset turnover is 0.08.
