Is Synchrony Financial (NYSE: SYF) The Best Stock To Invest In?

After Hours

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Stocks Info

Synchrony Financial is listed on the NYSE in the Financial sector while operating in the Credit Services industry. The current market capitalization of Synchrony Financial is $18.88B. A total of 7.5 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 5.03M shares.

In the most recent transaction, DOUBLES BRIAN D sold 148,747 shares of SYF for 60.09 per share on Feb 28 ’25. After the transaction, the insider now owns 677,421 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 03 ’25, Casellas Alberto sold 58,026 shares at 60.01 per share. SYF shares that the insider owns now total 56,462.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Wenzel Brian J. Sr. disposed of 62,702 shares on Mar 03 ’25 at a per-share price of $60.01. This resulted in the insider holding 68,249 shares of SYF after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Juel Carol sold 91,413 shares at $59.19 per share on Mar 03 ’25. Company shares held by the insider now total 57,750.

Dividend

The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Synchrony Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.00, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.06%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 5.69. SYF’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.44% when it declared a $0.25 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/3/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/4/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.81%. The SYF stock dividend was $0.25 per share in cash.

Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, SYF has a high of $70.93 and a low of $40.54.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. Its Book Value Per Share was $39.56, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $13.65B.

Analysts Opinion

After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for SYF is Buy with a score of 4.14.

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