After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
This NASDAQ-listed company operates within the Credit Services industry segment, falling under the Financial sector. The current market capitalization of SLM Corp is $6.09B. A total of 2.63 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 3.13M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Palmer Kerri A. sold 25,000 shares of SLM for 31.90 per share on Feb 21 ’25. After the transaction, the EVP, Chief Operational Officer now owns 131,484 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 21 ’25, Palmer Kerri A. bought 25,000 shares at 31.87 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, VIEIRA DONNA F disposed of 13,717 shares on Feb 19 ’25 at a per-share price of $32.52. This resulted in the EVP & Chief Commercial Officer holding 136,579 shares of SLM after the transaction. In another insider transaction, VIEIRA DONNA F bought 13,717 shares at $32.49 per share on Feb 19 ’25.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. SLM Corp pays an annual dividend of $0.48, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.66%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 10.41. SLM’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.92% when it declared a $0.13 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 6/5/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 3/5/2025 with an ex-dividend date of 1.79%. The SLM stock dividend was $0.13 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, SLM has a high of $32.65 and a low of $19.39.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. Its Book Value Per Share was $10.20, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.15B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. 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 SLM is Buy with a score of 4.45.
