SLM (SLM) – Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of SLM (NASDAQ: SLM) recently:

• 10/17/2025 – SLM had its price target lowered by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $40.00 to $31.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/11/2025 – SLM was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.
• 10/8/2025 – SLM had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 10/7/2025 – SLM had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co.. They now have a $29.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $38.00.
• 10/6/2025 – SLM had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $43.00 to $35.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/1/2025 – SLM had its price target lowered by analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $37.00 to $31.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 9/29/2025 – SLM had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley to $40.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 9/27/2025 – SLM had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 8/25/2025 – SLM is now covered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company. They set an “overweight” rating and a $38.00 price target on the stock.

SLM Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 4th were issued a dividend of $0.13 per share. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 4th. SLM’s payout ratio is presently 26.13%.

Insider Activity at SLM

In other news, EVP Kerri A. Palmer sold 55,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.21, for a total transaction of $1,771,550.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 119,253 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,841,139.13. The trade was a 31.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

SLM Corporation, through its subsidiaries, originates and services private education loans to students and their families to finance the cost of their education in the United States. It is also involved in the provision of retail deposit accounts, including certificates of deposit, money market accounts, and high-yield savings accounts; and interest-bearing omnibus accounts.