In the past week, SYF stock has gone up by 4.45%, with a monthly decline of -9.10% and a quarterly plunge of -12.22%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.97%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.86% for Synchrony Financial The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.95% for SYF’s stock, with a simple moving average of -0.34% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Synchrony Financial (NYSE: SYF) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Synchrony Financial (NYSE: SYF) is above average at 6.54x. The 36-month beta value for SYF is also noteworthy at 1.44. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 rating it as “overweight,” 7 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for SYF is 386.95M, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.76% of that float. The average trading volume of SYF on March 25, 2025 was 4.03M shares.
SYF) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Synchrony Financial (NYSE: SYF) has jumped by 3.33 compared to previous close of 54.02. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 4.45% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-03-21 that The Zacks Style Scores offers investors a way to easily find top-rated stocks based on their investing style. Here’s why you should take advantage.
Analysts’ Opinion of SYF
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SYF stocks, with Compass Point repeating the rating for SYF by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for SYF in the upcoming period, according to Compass Point is $70 based on the research report published on January 28, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SYF reach a price target of $79, previously predicting the price at $59. The rating they have provided for SYF stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on January 06th, 2025.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Overweight” to SYF, setting the target price at $82 in the report published on December 19th of the previous year.
SYF Trading at -10.19% 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 -21.30% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.86%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.97%, as shares sank -7.84% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -15.15% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SYF rose by +4.45%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +31.28% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $55.29. In addition, Synchrony Financial saw -14.12% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SYF starting from DOUBLES BRIAN D, who sale 148,747 shares at the price of $60.09 back on Feb 28 ’25. After this action, DOUBLES BRIAN D now owns 677,421 shares of Synchrony Financial, valued at $8,938,696 using the latest closing price.
Casellas Alberto, the insider of Synchrony Financial, sale 58,026 shares at $60.01 during a trade that took place back on Mar 03 ’25, which means that Casellas Alberto is holding 56,462 shares at $3,482,140 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SYF
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.47 for the present operating margin
- 0.85 for the gross margin
The net margin for Synchrony Financial stands at 0.19. The total capital return value is set at 0.23. Equity return is now at value 22.96, with 2.95 for asset returns.
Based on Synchrony Financial (SYF), the company’s capital structure generated 0.48 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.64. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.93. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.89.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.22.
Conclusion
In summary, Synchrony Financial (SYF) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
