In the past week, SLM stock has gone up by 6.70%, with a monthly decline of -1.38% and a quarterly plunge of -0.28%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.50%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 5.33% for SLM Corp. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 5.70% for SLM’s stock, with a 12.00% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in SLM Corp (NASDAQ: SLM) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for SLM Corp (NASDAQ: SLM) is above average at 10.26x. The 36-month beta value for SLM is also noteworthy at 1.07. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 2 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for SLM is 207.38M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.85% of that float. The average trading volume of SLM on April 29, 2025 was 3.10M shares.
SLM) stock’s latest price update
SLM Corp (NASDAQ: SLM)’s stock price has gone rise by 1.03 in comparison to its previous close of 28.21, however, the company has experienced a 6.70% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-04-25 that NEWARK, Del.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sallie Mae® (Nasdaq: SLM), formally SLM Corporation, today announced the appointments of Dr. Daniel Greenstein and Mr. Gary Millerchip to its board of directors, effective April 23, 2025. Dr. Greenstein brings decades of experience in higher education strategy, innovation, and transformation to the Board. He currently serves as Managing Director, Higher Education at Baker Tilly (US), a position he has held since November 2024. Before joining Baker Tilly (US), he s.
Analysts’ Opinion of SLM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SLM stocks, with Keefe Bruyette repeating the rating for SLM by listing it as a “Mkt Perform.” The predicted price for SLM in the upcoming period, according to Keefe Bruyette is $30 based on the research report published on December 09, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SLM reach a price target of $27. The rating they have provided for SLM stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on September 25th, 2024.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Buy” to SLM, setting the target price at $23 in the report published on January 16th of the previous year.
SLM Trading at -0.65% 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 unable to rebound, for now settling with -12.70% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.33%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.50%, as shares sank -2.55% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -8.94% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SLM rose by +7.15%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +31.83% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $26.97. In addition, SLM Corp saw 3.34% 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 Palmer Kerri A., who sale 25,000 shares at the price of $31.90 back on Feb 21 ’25. After this action, Palmer Kerri A. now owns 131,484 shares of SLM Corp, valued at $797,522 using the latest closing price.
Palmer Kerri A., the Officer of SLM Corp, proposed sale 25,000 shares at $31.87 during a trade that took place back on Feb 21 ’25, which means that Palmer Kerri A. is holding shares at $796,752 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SLM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.27 for the present operating margin
- 0.76 for the gross margin
The net margin for SLM Corp stands at 0.39. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value 27.60, with 2.18 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.63 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -11.51. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.47. The receivables turnover for the company is 0.83for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.05.
Conclusion
In summary, SLM Corp (SLM) 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.
