SLM Corp
About: SLM Corp is an education solutions company. It business is to originate and service loans to students and their families to finance the cost of their education. The provide Private Education Loans to mean education loans to students or their families that are not made, insured, or guaranteed by any state or federal government.
Employees: 1,710
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Funds holding %
of 7,296 funds
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Analysts bullish %
of 4 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
190% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 84 | Existing positions closed: 29
83% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 [Q4 2024] → 11 (+5) [Q1 2025]
15% more funds holding
Funds holding: 342 [Q4 2024] → 392 (+50) [Q1 2025]
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.97B [Q4 2024] → $6.2B (+$229M) [Q1 2025]
1.58% less ownership
Funds ownership: 101.89% [Q4 2024] → 100.31% (-1.58%) [Q1 2025]
15% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 111 | Existing positions reduced: 131
22% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $50.7M | Put options by funds: $65M
Research analyst outlook
4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$27
13%
downside
Avg. target
$36
15%
upside
High target
$40
28%
upside
4 analyst ratings
3 positive
75%
1 neutral
25%
0 negative
0%
Barclays Mark Devries | 22%upside $38 | Overweight Maintained | 30 May 2025 |
Morgan Stanley Jeffery Harte | 28%upside $40 | Overweight Maintained | 21 May 2025 |
Wells Fargo Michael Kaye | 22%upside $38 | Overweight Maintained | 14 May 2025 |
JP Morgan Richard Shane | 13%downside $27 | Neutral Maintained | 8 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 3 articles about SLM published over the past 30 days
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 days ago
Here's Why Sallie Mae (SLM) Is a Great 'Buy the Bottom' Stock Now
After losing some value lately, a hammer chart pattern has been formed for Sallie Mae (SLM), indicating that the stock has found support. This, combined with an upward trend in earnings estimate revisions, could lead to a trend reversal for the stock in the near term.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 week ago
Sallie Mae CFO to Speak at Morgan Stanley U.S. Financials Conference
NEWARK, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sallie Mae® (Nasdaq: SLM), formally SLM Corporation, today announced Chief Financial Officer Pete Graham will speak at the Morgan Stanley U.S. Financials Conference on Tuesday, June 10, at 9:45 a.m. ET. A live audio webcast and replay will be available at SallieMae.com/investors. Sallie Mae (Nasdaq: SLM) believes education and life-long learning, in all forms, help people achieve great things. As the leader in private student lending, we provide financing and know.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 week ago
Sallie Mae Now Accepting Applications for Its Completing the Dream Scholarship Program
NEWARK, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sallie Mae is again partnering with Thurgood Marshall College Fund to offer scholarships to students who encounter unexpected costs that can be obstacles to college completion. The company, through The Sallie Mae Fund, will award 170 Completing the Dream Scholarships worth up to $425,000 to help students complete their higher education. Applications will remain open until all funds are awarded or until December 1, 2025. The Completing the Dream Scholarship Program.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
COOP or SLM: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?
Investors looking for stocks in the Financial - Consumer Loans sector might want to consider either Mr Cooper (COOP) or Sallie Mae (SLM). But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now?
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
What Makes Sallie Mae (SLM) a Strong Momentum Stock: Buy Now?
Does Sallie Mae (SLM) have what it takes to be a top stock pick for momentum investors? Let's find out.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
Sallie Mae Appoints New Members to Its Board of Directors
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.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Sallie Mae Q1 Earnings & Revenues Beat Estimates, Expenses Decline
SLM's first-quarter 2025 results benefit from a rise in fee income, robust originations and lower expenses. However, a fall in NII plays spoilsport.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Sallie Mae (SLM) Q1 Earnings
The headline numbers for Sallie Mae (SLM) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended March 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
SLM Corporation (SLM) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
SLM Corporation (NASDAQ:SLM ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 24, 2025 5:30 PM ET Company Participants Kate deLacy - Senior Director and Head of Investor Relations Jon Witter - Chief Executive Officer Pete Graham - Chief Financial Officer Melissa Bronaugh - Managing Vice President of Strategic Finance Conference Call Participants Jeff Adelson - Morgan Stanley Terry Ma - Barclays Moshe Orenbuch - TD Cowen Michael Kaye - Wells Fargo Nate Richam - Bank of America John Hecht - Jefferies Rick Shane - J.P. Morgan Mark DeVries - Deutsche Bank Operator Welcome to the Sallie Mae First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Sallie Mae (SLM) Tops Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
Sallie Mae (SLM) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.40 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.19 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.27 per share a year ago.
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