SLM Corp’s recently made public that its EVP & Chief Risk Officer Pahwa Munish unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.34 million on May 28 ’25. In the deal valued at $34.08 per share,10,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Pahwa Munish now holds 70,836 shares worth roughly $2.37 million.
Then, Pahwa Munish bought 10,000 shares, generating $340,521 in total proceeds.
Before that, Strong Robert S. sold 3,000 shares. SLM Corp shares valued at $93,464 were divested by the Director at a price of $31.15 per share. As a result of the transaction, Strong Robert S. now holds 35,195 shares, worth roughly $1.18 million.
JP Morgan upgraded its SLM Corp [SLM] rating to an Overweight from a a Neutral in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Keefe Bruyette’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in early December from “an Outperform” to “a Mkt perform”. BofA Securities began covering SLM with “Buy” recommendation on September 25, 2024. Citigroup revised its rating on January 16, 2024. It rated SLM as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of SLM
On Friday, SLM Corp [NASDAQ:SLM] saw its stock fall -0.89% to $33.41. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -1.36%. SLM Corp shares have risen nearly 61.40% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 21.14% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $34.97 was reached on 07/08/25, a 52-week low of $19.39 was recorded on 04/07/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For SLM Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 33.18, which if violated will result in even more drops to 32.96. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 33.74. A further resistance level may holdings at 34.08.
How much short interest is there in SLM Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in SLM Corp stocks on 2025-06-13, growing by 0.86 million shares to a total of 6.87 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-05-15 was 6.01 million shares. There was a rise of 12.54%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on January 10, 2024 when Deutsche Bank began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Buy”‘ rating along with a $25 price target.
