SLM Corp’s filing revealed that its EVP, Chief Operational Officer Palmer Kerri A. unloaded Company’s shares for reported $1.77 million on Jul 29 ’25. In the deal valued at $32.21 per share,55,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Palmer Kerri A. now holds 119,253 shares worth roughly $3.79 million.
Then, Palmer Kerri A. bought 55,000 shares, generating $1,769,749 in total proceeds.
Before that, Strong Robert S. bought 7,200 shares. SLM Corp shares valued at $232,601 were divested by the Former BOD at a price of $32.31 per share.
JP Morgan upgraded its SLM Corp [SLM] rating to an Overweight from a a Neutral in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Keefe Bruyette’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in early December from “an Outperform” to “a Mkt perform”. BofA Securities began covering SLM with “Buy” recommendation on September 25, 2024. Citigroup revised its rating on January 16, 2024. It rated SLM as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of SLM
On Monday, SLM Corp [NASDAQ:SLM] saw its stock fall -0.44% to $31.75. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -0.35%. SLM Corp shares have risen nearly 59.23% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 15.12% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $34.97 was reached on 07/08/25, a 52-week low of $19.64 was recorded on 04/07/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For SLM Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 31.54, which if violated will result in even more drops to 31.33. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 32.10. A further resistance level may holdings at 32.45.
How much short interest is there in SLM Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in SLM Corp stocks on 2025-07-15, growing by 0.61 million shares to a total of 7.48 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-06-13 was 6.87 million shares. There was a rise of 8.18%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on January 10, 2024 when Deutsche Bank began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Buy”‘ rating along with a $25 price target.
