Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Synchrony Financial shares valued at $650,000 were purchased by NAYLOR JEFFREY G on Jun 24 ’25. At $65.00 per share, NAYLOR JEFFREY G acquired 10,000 shares.
Also, Howse Curtis purchased 11,380 shares, netting a total of over 739,700 in proceeds.
Before that, MOTHNER JONATHAN S had sold 40,639 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $2,441,185, the insider traded Synchrony Financial shares for $60.07 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 40,639 shares, worth approximately $9.52 million.
As published in a research note from Morgan Stanley on April 07, 2025, Synchrony Financial [SYF] has been rated down from an Overweight to an Equal-weight and the price target has been revised to $44. Analysts at Compass Point downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in late January. As of January 06, 2025, Barclays has increased its “an Equal weight” rating to a “an Overweight” for SYF. Earlier on December 19, 2024, Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for SYF stock which previously was a “an Underweight”.
Analyzing SYF Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Synchrony Financial [NYSE: SYF] rose 0.29% to $64.93. The stock’s lowest price that day was $64.71, but it reached a high of $65.41 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 7.71%. Over the course of the year, Synchrony Financial shares have jumped approximately 46.01%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $70.93 on 01/23/25 and a 52-week low of $40.54 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Synchrony Financial (SYF)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 64.61, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 64.29. In the upper region, resistance lies at 65.34. The next price resistance is at 65.75. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 68.93 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Synchrony Financial subject to short interest?
Stocks of Synchrony Financial saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-05-30 dropping by -1.62 million shares to 15.47 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 17.08 million shares. A decline of -10.46% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.23 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 4.23.
Which companies own the most shares of Synchrony Financial (SYF)?
In terms of Synchrony Financial share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 68 in the next 12 months, up nearly 5.04% from the previous closing price of $64.74. Analysts anticipate Synchrony Financial stock to reach 68 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 68. In spite of this, 15 analysts ranked Synchrony Financial stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On December 09, 2024, JP Morgan assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $72.
