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SLM Corp SLM Stock Analysis

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  • Market closed · opens Monday 9:30 AM ET

$21.87 down $0.36, 1.60% on Oct 16

Last price · Previous close $22.22

Market cap
At the last price
P/E ratio
On last 12 months’ EPS
Diluted EPS
Last 12 months
Dividend yield
2.38%Last 12 months

Price chart

$21.87down $0.36, 1.60%Fri, Oct 16 session

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Chart period
IEX trades, regular session · Times in ET
Price data

Trading

Last price Oct 16

  • Previous close$22.22Oct 15
  • Volume2.34MOct 15 session
  • Avg. volume2.50MLast 21 sessions
  • 52-week range: $17.77 to $31.06; now $21.87
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Performance

Past performance, measured to the last price. Total return includes reinvested dividends. Compared with the S&P 500, using SPY.

Return type

SLM trailed the S&P 500 in all 7 periods.

SLM total returns compared with the S&P 500
PeriodSLM and S&P 500vs S&P 500
Short term
1M
SLM: down 13.5%
S&P 500: up 1.5%
SLM trailed the S&P 500 by 15.0 percentage points
3M
SLM: down 14.2%
S&P 500: up 1.9%
SLM trailed the S&P 500 by 16.1 percentage points
YTD
SLM: down 17.8%
S&P 500: up 12.8%
SLM trailed the S&P 500 by 30.6 percentage points
1Y
SLM: down 11.3%
S&P 500: up 16.8%
SLM trailed the S&P 500 by 28.1 percentage points
Long term
3Y
SLM: up 75.9%
S&P 500: up 81.5%
+20.7% vs +22.0% a year
SLM trailed the S&P 500 by 5.6 percentage points
5Y
SLM: up 40.9%
S&P 500: up 83.1%
+7.1% vs +12.9% a year
SLM trailed the S&P 500 by 42.2 percentage points
10Y
SLM: up 251.6%
S&P 500: up 319.6%
+13.4% vs +15.4% a year
SLM trailed the S&P 500 by 68.0 percentage points

$10,000 invested in SLM 10 years ago (Oct 14, 2016) would be worth about $35,156 as of , with dividends reinvested. The same amount in the S&P 500 would be worth about $41,964.

All-time high

$58.12

Closing high on . Now 62.4% below that record.

Split-adjusted daily closes since Jan 5, 1988.

Stock splits

3

Latest: 3-for-1 on . One share bought before the first split is 26 shares today.

All 3 splits
  • 3-for-1
  • 7-for-2
  • 5-for-2

Valuation

Financials

Dividends

Cash dividends per share by ex-dividend year, adjusted for splits.

Dividends per share

By ex-dividend date, split-adjusted
Data table
SLM dividends per share by year
YearPer share
2016$0.000
2017$0.000
2018$0.000
2019$0.12
2020$0.12
2021$0.20
2022$0.44
2023$0.44
2024$0.46
2025$0.52
2026 (to date)$0.39

Dividend details

  • $0.52Per share, last 12 months
  • Dividend yield2.38%Last 12 months
  • $0.13Ex-dividend
  • FrequencyQuarterly4 payments in the last 12 months
  • up 34.1% a yearFull years 2020–2025
  • 2 yearsThrough 2025

About SLM Corp

SLM Corporation (Sallie Mae) is a holding company. It operates in three business segments: Consumer Lending, Business Services and FFELP Loans. The fourth segment includes Other. The Company's primary business is to originate, service and collect loans it makes to students and their families to finance the cost of their education. It uses Private Education Loans to mean education loans to students or their families that are non-federal loans and loans not insured or guaranteed under the previously existing Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP). It also provides servicing, loan default aversion and defaulted loan collection services for loans owned by other institutions, including the United States Department of Education (ED), as well as processing capabilities to educational institutions and 529 college-savings plan programs. On May 7, 2013, Higher One Holdings, Inc. acquired Sallie Mae's Campus Solutions business.

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Asset type
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Price history since

SLM news

SLM stock FAQ

What is SLM stock’s price today?

SLM (SLM) traded at $21.87 as of , down $0.36 (1.60%) from the previous close of $22.22. Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $17.77 and $31.06.

If you invested $1,000 in SLM 10 years ago, how much would you have now?

With dividends reinvested, $1,000 invested in SLM on would be worth about $3,516 as of , a total return of +251.6%. The same $1,000 would be worth $1,409 if invested five years ago, $887 if invested one year ago, $1,632 if invested 20 years ago, and $11,785 if invested 30 years ago. Past performance doesn’t predict future returns.

Does SLM pay a dividend?

Yes. SLM pays a quarterly dividend. The most recent was $0.13 per share, with an ex-dividend date of . Over the last twelve months it paid $0.52 per share, a 2.38% yield at the last price on (how dividend yield works).

Based on the last 12 months’ payments ($0.52 per share), and if the next 12 months match the last 12, 100 shares would receive about $52 over 12 months, and $1,000 over 12 months would take about 1,924 shares, roughly $42,068 at the last price on . Dividends can change.

What is SLM’s 52-week high and low?

Over the past 52 weeks SLM has traded as low as $17.77 and as high as $31.06. At $21.87 as of , it is 29.6% below that high and 23.0% above the low.

What is SLM’s all-time high?

SLM’s highest closing price was $58.12 on , adjusted for stock splits. At $21.87 as of , it is 62.4% below that record.

Has SLM stock ever split?

Yes, three times: 5-for-2 on ; 7-for-2 on ; 3-for-1 on . One share bought before the first split would be 26 shares today.

How has SLM stock performed?

Including dividends and measured to the last price on , SLM has returned −17.8% so far this year and −11.3% over the past year, and +40.9% over five years (+7.1% a year). Over the same periods the S&P 500, measured by SPY, returned +12.8%, +16.8% and +83.1%. Past performance doesn’t predict future returns.

What exchange does SLM trade on?

SLM trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol SLM. Its price history on this dashboard begins on .

Member SIPC.Low CommissionsLearn More (opens in a new tab)

Sponsored. Affiliate link: I may earn a commission. The inclusion of Interactive Brokers’ (IBKR) name, logo or weblink is present pursuant to an advertising arrangement only. IBKR is not a contributor, reviewer, provider or sponsor of content published on this site, and is not responsible for the accuracy of any products or services discussed.

About this data. Data sourced by Tiingo (opens in a new tab). The live price is Tiingo’s real-time price, based on IEX trades and quotes; intraday charts show IEX trades, and volume figures are consolidated totals for completed sessions. Prices are split-adjusted, and total returns assume dividends are reinvested. Financials come from company filings and can lag new reports. Times are Eastern.

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