Synchrony Financial’s recently made public that its insider Wenzel Brian J. Sr. unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.6 million on Aug 05 ’25. In the deal valued at $70.00 per share,8,514 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Wenzel Brian J. Sr. now holds 68,588 shares worth roughly $5.0 million.
Then, Owens Darrell sold 600 shares, generating $40,770 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $67.95, the insider now owns 21,372 shares.
Before that, Gentleman Courtney sold 709 shares. Synchrony Financial shares valued at $48,177 were divested by the insider at a price of $67.95 per share. As a result of the transaction, Gentleman Courtney now holds 17,628 shares, worth roughly $1.28 million.
HSBC Securities upgraded its Synchrony Financial [SYF] rating to a Buy from a a Hold in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including JP Morgan’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in early October from “an Overweight” to “a Neutral”. Rothschild & Co Redburn began covering SYF with “Neutral” recommendation on August 01, 2025. BTIG Research revised its rating on July 14, 2025. It rated SYF as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of SYF
On Tuesday, Synchrony Financial [NYSE:SYF] saw its stock jump 3.85% to $72.84. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 2.74%. Synchrony Financial shares have risen nearly 41.22% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 12.06% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in Synchrony Financial?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Synchrony Financial stocks on 2025-09-30, growing by 0.62 million shares to a total of 15.79 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-08-29 was 15.17 million shares. There was a rise of 3.94%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
