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SLM Corporation (SLMBP)

Financial Services | Credit Services | Newark, United States | NasdaqGS
74.68 USD +0.22 (0.295%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 2:54 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is clouded by a distinct lack of upward momentum; the stock has drifted lower over the last two weeks, trading below its key moving averages, which suggests a neutral-to-slightly-bearish bias for the next month despite the recent earnings beat. However, the long-term picture is significantly more compelling, driven by a robust recovery in business fundamentals. While the price chart shows a single year of decline, the underlying economics tell a different story: the company boasts exceptional profitability with a 45% profit margin and a 31% return on equity, alongside a massive 35% surge in earnings per year-over-year. This divergence between a lagging price trend and accelerating earnings quality indicates the market may be undervaluing the turnaround, justifying a solid buy rating for a multi-year horizon. The dividend profile supports this view, offering a nearly 8% yield that has been aggressively increased over the last few years, signaling management confidence in cash generation even as the stock price fluctuates.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.004458
AutoETS0.004620
AutoARIMA0.004651
MSTL_63_1260.007452
AutoTheta0.008665
MSTL_1260.010351
MSTL_630.015229

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 54%
H-stat 2.04
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.000
Excess Kurtosis 1.10
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-03
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-03
Debt to Equity Ratio 253.081
Revenue per Share 8.19
Trailing P/E 34.82
Beta 0.96
Profit Margins 44.93%
Website https://www.salliemae.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.92% 7.98% 9.25% 8.16%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-04 1.427 1.919301
2026-03-05 1.433 1.911176
2025-12-04 1.512 2.043243
2025-09-04 1.585 2.109677
2025-06-05 1.582 2.019660
2025-03-05 1.595 2.139504
2024-12-05 1.745 2.357471
2024-09-05 1.847 2.442153
2024-06-06 1.904 2.514527
2024-03-01 1.855 2.568896
2023-12-01 1.863 2.766147
2023-08-31 1.842 2.970489
2023-06-01 1.697 3.127534
2023-03-02 1.609 2.483025
2022-12-01 1.310 2.259010
2022-09-01 0.946 1.652690
2022-06-02 0.661 1.169498
2022-03-03 0.478 0.845868
2021-12-02 0.460 0.763232
2021-09-02 0.465 0.757576
2021-06-03 0.483 0.813679
2021-03-04 0.480 0.880734
2020-12-03 0.490 1.043663
2020-09-03 0.516 1.495652
2020-06-04 0.643 1.726638
2020-03-05 0.910 1.627325
2019-12-05 0.971 1.885071
2019-09-05 1.037 1.819298
2019-06-06 1.127 1.770899
2019-03-04 1.100 1.633744
2018-12-06 1.020 1.624204
2018-09-06 1.054 1.484507
2018-06-04 0.983 1.396307
2018-03-02 0.825 1.195652
2017-12-04 0.764 1.099281
2017-08-30 0.754 1.081934
2017-06-01 0.725 1.026331
2017-03-01 0.668 1.027692
2016-12-01 0.646 1.179909
2016-08-31 0.602 1.212976
2016-06-01 0.598 1.215447
2016-03-02 0.561 1.420253
2015-12-02 0.515 1.150838
2015-09-02 0.508 0.927854
2015-06-03 0.498 0.823140
2015-03-04 0.491 0.760062
2014-12-03 0.489 0.711273
2014-09-03 0.488 0.650667
2014-06-04 0.489 0.672812
2014-03-05 0.491 0.715848
2013-12-04 0.494 0.717085
2013-09-04 0.499 0.705799
2013-06-05 0.517 0.748191
2013-03-01 0.491 0.857642
2012-12-05 0.527 1.007263
2012-09-05 0.566 1.204255
2012-06-01 0.555 1.259932
2012-03-01 0.570 1.185771
2011-12-01 0.518 1.272727
2011-08-31 0.497 1.134703
2011-06-01 0.258 0.441403
2011-03-02 0.250 0.474383
2010-12-01 0.251 0.612195
2010-09-01 0.316 0.911188
2010-06-02 0.245 0.492363
2010-03-03 0.238 0.479066
2009-12-02 0.252 0.646154
2009-09-02 0.338 1.130813
2009-06-03 0.510 1.950287
2009-03-04 0.663 5.179687
2008-12-03 0.889 3.687267
2008-09-03 0.888 2.211155
2008-06-04 0.876 1.564286
2008-03-05 1.432 2.464716
2007-12-05 1.604 2.662683
2007-09-05 1.582 2.141020
2007-06-01 1.546 1.781106
2007-03-01 1.515 1.446301
2006-12-01 1.539 1.483373
2006-08-31 1.544 1.477512
2006-06-01 1.435 1.393204
2006-03-01 1.298 1.253622
2005-11-30 1.156 1.134334
2005-08-31 1.119 1.110560
Additional Data
dividendRate 5.96
dividendYield 7.98
exDividendDate 2026-06-04
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.52
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.006983615
lastDividendValue 1.427
lastDividendDate 2026-06-04
dividendDate 2026-06-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.015037596
Address1 300 Continental Drive
All Time High 105.75
All Time Low 9.25
Ask 96.12
Ask Size 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 5,780
Average Daily Volume3 Month 3,488
Average Volume 3,488
Average Volume10Days 5,780
Beta 0.955
Bid 52.49
Bid Size 2
Book Value 11.042
City Newark
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 74.68
Current Ratio 1.301
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 75.08
Day Low 73.6001
Debt To Equity 253.081
Dividend Date 1,781,481,600
Dividend Rate 5.96
Dividend Yield 7.98
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,745,530,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,745,530,200
Earnings Growth 0.1
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.011
Earnings Timestamp End 1,753,704,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,753,181,940
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 9.186
Enterprise Value 15,298,457,600
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.145
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,780,531,200
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 74.7196
Fifty Day Average Change -0.039596558
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.00052993535
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -1.5037596
Fifty Two Week High 83.05
Fifty Two Week High Change -8.370003
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.10078269
Fifty Two Week Low 70.58
Fifty Two Week Low Change 4.0999985
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.058090087
Fifty Two Week Range 70.58 - 83.05
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,121,088,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 7.34
Float Shares 186,383,915
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 1,788
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 1,665,432,064
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00112
Held Percent Institutions 0.25889
Industry Credit Services
Industry Disp Credit Services
Industry Key credit-services
Ir Website https://www.salliemae.com/about/investors/
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,780,531,200
Last Dividend Value 1.427
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary 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 provides retail deposit accounts, including high-yield savings accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit; and interest-bearing omnibus accounts. The company was formerly known as New BLC Corporation and changed its name to SLM Corporation in December 2013. SLM Corporation was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Newark, Delaware.
Long Name SLM Corporation
Market us_market
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_301714
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 732,937,024
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Open 73.857
Operating Cashflow -328,494,016
Operating Margins 0.70058995
Phone 302 451 4911
Previous Close 74.46
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 6.7632675
Profit Margins 0.44929
Quick Ratio 1.279
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.22000122
Regular Market Change Percent 0.2954623
Regular Market Day High 75.08
Regular Market Day Low 73.6001
Regular Market Day Range 73.6001 - 75.08
Regular Market Open 73.857
Regular Market Previous Close 74.46
Regular Market Price 74.68
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,800
Regular Market Volume 1,032
Return On Assets 0.02567
Return On Equity 0.3093
Revenue Growth 0.025
Revenue Per Share 8.19
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 435,660,992
Shares Short 7,591
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 7,429
Short Name SLM Corporation - Floating Rate
Short Ratio 2.94
Source Interval 15
State DE
Symbol SLMBP
Total Cash 5,203,270,144
Total Cash Per Share 27.591
Total Debt 6,169,181,184
Total Revenue 1,665,432,064
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.52
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.006983615
Trailing Eps 2.145
Trailing P E 34.815853
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 74.76655
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.08654785
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.0011575745
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,032
Website https://www.salliemae.com
Zip 19,713