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SLM Corporation

Financial Services · Financial - Credit Services

$17.80

Down-$0.45 (-2.47%)

Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:03 AM

SID Score

4.5/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

58/100

Neutral

Market cap
5.73B
P/E ratio
9.1
Dividend yield
2.92%
52-week range
$17.35 – $31.06
Volume
3.78M
Avg. volume
3.23M

Price performance · SLM

SLM price history

1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

Prices through Oct 30, 2026

SLM closed at $17.80 after 20 trading sessions, down 21.72% for the selected period.

Last close
$17.80
Period change
-21.72%
Period low
$17.72
Period high
$22.94
Daily close
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SLM OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Oct 30, 2026$18.15$18.23$17.545$17.803.78M
Oct 29, 2026$17.77$18.37$17.77$18.253.81M
Oct 28, 2026$18.81$19.00$17.35$17.727.14M
Oct 27, 2026$19.79$19.79$18.755$18.774.13M
Oct 26, 2026$19.59$20.08$19.40$19.627.92M
Oct 23, 2026$20.81$20.96$19.115$19.41512.98M
Oct 22, 2026$22.68$22.97$21.57$21.767.91M
Oct 21, 2026$22.61$23.04$22.42$22.832.42M
Oct 20, 2026$21.47$22.37$21.47$22.262.47M
Oct 19, 2026$21.71$21.855$21.35$21.573.36M
Oct 16, 2026$22.35$22.63$21.725$21.812.7M
Oct 15, 2026$22.17$22.47$22.07$22.222.34M
Oct 14, 2026$22.45$22.68$21.875$22.172.41M
Oct 13, 2026$23.18$23.375$22.41$22.703.14M
Oct 12, 2026$22.99$23.475$22.87$22.943.1M
Oct 9, 2026$22.66$22.695$22.445$22.522.51M
Oct 8, 2026$22.48$22.725$22.355$22.672.82M
Oct 7, 2026$22.35$22.735$22.255$22.602M
Oct 6, 2026$22.90$22.96$22.445$22.581.96M
Oct 5, 2026$22.68$23.06$22.625$22.742.66M

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SLM research

Overview

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Company profile

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.

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Consensus
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Average target
$31.33
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SLM recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Oct 23, 2026BarclaysEqual-Weight—
Oct 23, 2026TD CowenBuy—
Oct 23, 2026RBC CapitalOutperform—
Oct 23, 2026Wells FargoOverweight—
Oct 23, 2026Morgan StanleyOverweight—
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Yahoo · Oct 24, 2026

Why Sallie Mae (SLM) shares are plunging today

Shares of student loan provider Sallie Mae (NASDAQ:SLM) fell 10.2% in the morning session after the company reported a third-quarter net loss and sharply lowered its full-year earnings guidance due to rising charge-offs.

Yahoo · Oct 24, 2026

SLM (SLM) Stock May Be Undervalued As Earnings Guidance Resets

SLM Corporation has seen its share price pull back sharply in recent weeks after a strong multi‑year run. This puts fresh focus on whether the current valuation still lines up with its earnings power. With sentiment now shaped by both a long uptrend and a reset in expectations, the question is how much of SLM’s earnings profile is already reflected in the price. Over the past 3 years the stock has gained 61.4%, which means a lot of past optimism about SLM may already be sitting in the...

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