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 $2,441,185 were sold by MOTHNER JONATHAN S on May 19 ’25. At $60.07 per share, MOTHNER JONATHAN S sold 40,639 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 146,628 shares worth approximately $9.01 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, MOTHNER JONATHAN S purchased 40,639 shares, netting a total of over 2,441,185 in proceeds.
Before that, DOUBLES BRIAN D had sold 148,747 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $8,938,696, the insider traded Synchrony Financial shares for $60.09 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 148,747 shares, worth approximately $41.63 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 1.94% to $61.45. The stock’s lowest price that day was $60.19, but it reached a high of $61.99 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.55%. Over the course of the year, Synchrony Financial shares have dropped approximately -5.46%. 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 60.42, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 59.40. In the upper region, resistance lies at 62.23. The next price resistance is at 63.02. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 59.95 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 12.81% from the previous closing price of $60.28. 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.
