The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. 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 $3.26 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 Morgan Stanley on December 09, 2025, SLM Corp [SLM] has been rated down from an Overweight to an Equal-weight and the price target has been revised to $31. Analysts at Compass Point downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Sell”‘ outlook in a report released in early December. As of October 07, 2025, JP Morgan has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “Neutral” for SLM.
Analyzing SLM Stock Performance
On last trading session, SLM Corp [NASDAQ: SLM] rose 4.33% to $27.37. The stock’s lowest price that day was $25.985, but it reached a high of $27.73 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -9.07%. Over the course of the year, SLM Corp shares have jumped approximately 3.01%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $34.97 on 07/08/25 and a 52-week low of $23.81 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for SLM Corp (SLM)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 26.33, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 25.28. In the upper region, resistance lies at 28.08. The next price resistance is at 28.78. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 44.48 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is SLM Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of SLM Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-11-28 dropping by -0.9 million shares to 13.98 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-31 was 14.88 million shares. A decline of -6.46% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.03 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 6.03.
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In terms of SLM Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 33.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 27.67% from the previous closing price of $26.24. Analysts anticipate SLM Corp stock to reach 37 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 23. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked SLM Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On July 11, 2025, JP Morgan assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $38.
