Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. SLM Corp shares valued at $1,771,401 were sold by Palmer Kerri A. on Jul 29 ’25. At $32.21 per share, Palmer Kerri A. sold 55,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 119,253 shares worth approximately $3.14 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Palmer Kerri A. purchased 55,000 shares, netting a total of over 1,769,749 in proceeds.
Before that, Strong Robert S. had added 7,200 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $232,601, the Former BOD bought SLM Corp shares for $32.31 each.
As published in a research note from JP Morgan on October 07, 2025, SLM Corp [SLM] has been rated down from an Overweight to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $29. As of July 11, 2025, JP Morgan has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “an Overweight” for SLM. Earlier on December 09, 2024, Keefe Bruyette downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Mkt perform” for SLM stock which previously was a “an Outperform”.
Analyzing SLM Stock Performance
The stock’s lowest price that day was $26.265, but it reached a high of $26.74 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.02%. Over the course of the year, SLM Corp shares have jumped approximately 13.02%.
Is SLM Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of SLM Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-30 jumping by 6.76 million shares to 16.23 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-29 was 9.47 million shares. A jump of 41.68% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.95 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.95.
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In terms of SLM Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 37.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 42.59% from the previous closing price of $26.3. Analysts anticipate SLM Corp stock to reach 40 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 35. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked SLM Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On September 25, 2024, BofA Securities assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $27.