Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. SLM Corp shares valued at $1,771,401 were sold by Palmer Kerri A. on Jul 29 ’25. At $32.21 per share, Palmer Kerri A. sold 55,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 119,253 shares worth approximately $3.22 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Palmer Kerri A. purchased 55,000 shares, netting a total of over 1,769,749 in proceeds.
Before that, Strong Robert S. had added 7,200 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $232,601, the Former BOD bought SLM Corp shares for $32.31 each.
As published in a research note from JP Morgan on January 12, 2026, SLM Corp [SLM] has been rated down from a Neutral to an Underweight and the price target has been revised to $25. Analysts at Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock from ‘”an Overweight”‘ to ‘”an Equal-weight”‘ outlook in a report released in early December. As of December 09, 2025, Compass Point has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Sell” for SLM. Earlier on October 07, 2025, JP Morgan downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for SLM stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.
Analyzing SLM Stock Performance
On last trading session, SLM Corp [NASDAQ: SLM] rose 0.78% to $27.04. The stock’s lowest price that day was $26.302, but it reached a high of $27.12 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.38%. Over the course of the year, SLM Corp shares have dropped approximately -0.77%.
Is SLM Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of SLM Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -2.13 million shares to 11.84 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 13.98 million shares. A decline of -18.0% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.34 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.34.
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In terms of SLM Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 31 in the next 12 months, up nearly 15.54% from the previous closing price of $26.83. Analysts anticipate SLM Corp stock to reach 37 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 23. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked SLM Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On August 25, 2025, Wells Fargo assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and resumed coverage with a $38.
