Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. SLM Corp shares valued at $340,821 were sold by Pahwa Munish on May 28 ’25. At $34.08 per share, Pahwa Munish sold 10,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 70,836 shares worth approximately $2.33 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Pahwa Munish purchased 10,000 shares, netting a total of over 340,521 in proceeds.
Before that, Strong Robert S. had sold 3,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $93,464, the Director traded SLM Corp shares for $31.15 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 3,000 shares, worth approximately $1.16 million.
As published in a research note from Keefe Bruyette on December 09, 2024, SLM Corp [SLM] has been rated down from an Outperform to a Mkt perform and the price target has been revised to $30 from $27. Analysts at BofA Securities started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late September. As of January 16, 2024, Citigroup has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for SLM. Earlier on January 10, 2024, Deutsche Bank initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for SLM stock.
Analyzing SLM Stock Performance
On last trading session,, SLM Corp [NASDAQ: SLM] rose 1.95% to $32.95. The stock’s lowest price that day was $32.25, but it reached a high of $33.015 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.94%. Over the course of the year, SLM Corp shares have jumped approximately 56.98%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $34.54 on 05/27/25 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 32.46, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 31.97. In the upper region, resistance lies at 33.23. The next price resistance is at 33.50. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 60.00 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is SLM Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of SLM Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 0.86 million shares to 6.87 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 6.01 million shares. A jump of 12.54% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.84 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.84.
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In terms of SLM Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 26 in the next 12 months, down nearly -19.55% from the previous closing price of $32.32. Analysts anticipate SLM Corp stock to reach 27 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 18. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked SLM Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 04, 2024, JP Morgan assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $20.
