Synchrony Financial’s recent filing unveils that its insider Wenzel Brian J. Sr. unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.6 million on Aug 05 ’25. In the deal valued at $70.00 per share,8,514 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Wenzel Brian J. Sr. now holds 68,588 shares worth roughly $4.76 million.
Then, Owens Darrell sold 600 shares, generating $40,770 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $67.95, the insider now owns 21,372 shares.
Before that, Gentleman Courtney sold 709 shares. Synchrony Financial shares valued at $48,177 were divested by the insider at a price of $67.95 per share. As a result of the transaction, Gentleman Courtney now holds 17,628 shares, worth roughly $1.22 million.
Rothschild & Co Redburn initiated its Synchrony Financial [SYF] rating to a Neutral in a research note published on August 01, 2025; the price target was $72. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including BTIG Research’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in mid July from “a Neutral” to “a Buy”. Morgan Stanley also remained covering SYF and has decreased its forecast on April 07, 2025 with a “an Equal-weight” recommendation from previously “an Overweight” rating. Compass Point revised its rating on January 28, 2025. It rated SYF as “a Neutral” which previously was an “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of SYF
On Friday, Synchrony Financial [NYSE:SYF] saw its stock jump 1.43% to $69.43. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 2.81%. Synchrony Financial shares have risen nearly 56.69% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 6.82% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in Synchrony Financial?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Synchrony Financial stocks on 2025-07-15, dropping by -1.77 million shares to a total of 13.76 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-06-13 was 15.53 million shares. There was a decline of -12.83%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
