SLM Corporation, through its subsidiaries, originates and services private education loans to students and their families to finance the cost of their education in the United States. It engages in the provision of retail deposit accounts, including certificates of deposit, money market accounts, and high-yield savings accounts; and interest-bearing omnibus accounts. The company was formerly known as New BLC Corporation and changed its name to SLM Corporation in December 2013. SLM Corporation was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Newark, Delaware.
Market Expansion | Explore SLM's potential $4.5-$5.0 billion origination upside from recent policy changes, significantly surpassing initial analyst estimates |
Financial Resilience | Delve into SLM's improving trust default rates and delinquency trends, showcasing the company's adept risk management in a dynamic lending environment |
Regulatory Landscape | Learn how proposed federal budget cuts in Higher Education could reshape the student lending market, potentially driving more borrowers to private lenders like SLM |
Analyst Optimism | Discover why analysts maintain an "Overweight" rating for SLM, with price targets ranging from $35 to $44 per share, reflecting confidence in its growth prospects |
Metrics to compare | SLM | Sector Sector - Average of metrics from a broad group of related Financial sector companies | Relationship RelationshipSLMPeersSector | |
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P/E Ratio | 9.2x | 9.4x | 9.7x | |
PEG Ratio | −4.29 | 0.11 | 0.03 | |
Price/Book | 2.7x | 0.7x | 1.0x | |
Price / LTM Sales | 3.8x | 1.4x | 2.9x | |
Upside (Analyst Target) | 15.9% | 15.8% | 12.0% | |
Fair Value Upside | Unlock | 7.0% | 0.8% | Unlock |