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 $595,980 were sold by Wenzel Brian J. Sr. on Aug 05 ’25. At $70.00 per share, Wenzel Brian J. Sr. sold 8,514 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 68,588 shares worth approximately $4.76 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Owens Darrell sold 600 shares, netting a total of over 40,770 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $67.95 each, the insider now holds 21,372 shares.
Before that, Gentleman Courtney had sold 709 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $48,177, the insider traded Synchrony Financial shares for $67.95 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 709 shares, worth approximately $1.22 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Rothschild & Co Redburn on August 01, 2025, Synchrony Financial [SYF] has been a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $72. Analysts at BTIG Research upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid July. As of April 07, 2025, Morgan Stanley has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “an Equal-weight” for SYF. Earlier on January 28, 2025, Compass Point downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for SYF stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing SYF Stock Performance
On last trading session, Synchrony Financial [NYSE: SYF] plunged -0.77% to $69.45. The stock’s lowest price that day was $69.22, but it reached a high of $70.1226 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.15%. Over the course of the year, Synchrony Financial shares have jumped approximately 54.37%.
Is Synchrony Financial subject to short interest?
Stocks of Synchrony Financial saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -1.77 million shares to 13.76 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 15.53 million shares. A decline of -12.83% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.16 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 4.16.
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 76 in the next 12 months, up nearly 8.59% from the previous closing price of $69.99. Analysts anticipate Synchrony Financial stock to reach 80 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 January 06, 2025, Barclays assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $79.
