Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Synchrony Financial shares valued at $2,329,600 were sold by MOTHNER JONATHAN S on Nov 17 ’25. At $72.80 per share, MOTHNER JONATHAN S sold 32,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 127,100 shares worth approximately $9.8 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, MOTHNER JONATHAN S purchased 32,000 shares, netting a total of over 2,329,600 in proceeds.
Before that, Owens Darrell had sold 2,989 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $221,246, the insider traded Synchrony Financial shares for $74.02 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 2,989 shares, worth approximately $1.24 million.
Analysts at Robert W. Baird downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early December. As of October 10, 2025, HSBC Securities has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for SYF. Earlier on October 07, 2025, JP Morgan downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for SYF stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.
Analyzing SYF Stock Performance
On last trading session, Synchrony Financial [NYSE: SYF] rose 1.38% to $77.13. The stock’s lowest price that day was $75.37, but it reached a high of $77.82 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.19%. Over the course of the year, Synchrony Financial shares have jumped approximately 12.19%.
Is Synchrony Financial subject to short interest?
Stocks of Synchrony Financial saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -2.52 million shares to 16.63 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 19.15 million shares. A decline of -15.14% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.7 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 5.7.
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 91.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 20.27% from the previous closing price of $76.08. Analysts anticipate Synchrony Financial stock to reach 101 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 81. In spite of this, 15 analysts ranked Synchrony Financial stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On August 01, 2025, Rothschild & Co Redburn assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $72.
