Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. 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 $5.02 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 $1.29 million.
As published in a research note from HSBC Securities on October 10, 2025, Synchrony Financial [SYF] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $81. Analysts at JP Morgan downgraded the stock from ‘”an Overweight”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early October. As of August 01, 2025, Rothschild & Co Redburn has initiated its “Neutral” rating for SYF. Earlier on July 14, 2025, BTIG Research upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for SYF stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing SYF Stock Performance
On last trading session, Synchrony Financial [NYSE: SYF] plunged -2.02% to $73.21. The stock’s lowest price that day was $72.91, but it reached a high of $74.84 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.27%. Over the course of the year, Synchrony Financial shares have jumped approximately 32.75%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $77.41 on 09/05/25 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 72.47, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 71.72. In the upper region, resistance lies at 74.40. The next price resistance is at 75.58. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 51.11 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Synchrony Financial subject to short interest?
Stocks of Synchrony Financial saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-10-15 jumping by 2.07 million shares to 17.32 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 15.26 million shares. A jump of 11.92% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.71 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.71.
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 81.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 9.07% from the previous closing price of $74.72. Analysts anticipate Synchrony Financial stock to reach 85 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 76. In spite of this, 15 analysts ranked Synchrony Financial stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On April 07, 2025, Morgan Stanley assigned a price target of “an Equal-weight” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $44.
