SLM (SLM) Stock Price Target 2026

The average analyst price target for SLM is $27.50, 47.2% above the current price. Of 12 analysts, 9 rate it Buy, 2 Hold and 1 Sell. Targets range from $18 to $43. The latest change came on Oct 23, 2026, when Morgan Stanley lowered its price target on SLM from $30 to $26 and kept an Overweight rating.

The Average Analyst Price Target for SLM is $27.50.

Price Target Range — 13 Quarters

Analyst Consensus — 12 Analysts

9Buy

2Hold

1Sell

Consensus RatingBuy# Analysts12Avg. Consensus PT$27.50Upside to Avg. PT+47.2%

Rating Trend — Last 9 Months

Latest Upgrades and Downgrades for SLM Stock

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Date	Firm	Analyst	Action	Rating Change	Price Target
Oct 23, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Jeffery Harte	PT Cut	Overweight	$30→$26
Oct 23, 2026	RBC Capital	Jon G. Arfstrom	PT Cut	Outperform	$28→$26
Oct 23, 2026	Wells Fargo	Donald Fandetti	PT Cut	Overweight	$28→$24
Oct 23, 2026	Barclays	Terry Ma	PT Cut	Equal-Weight	$26→$22
Oct 23, 2026	TD Cowen	Moshe Orenbuch	PT Cut	Buy	$32→$27
Oct 12, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Jeffery Harte	Upgrade	Equal-Weight→Overweight	$28→$30
Oct 12, 2026	JP Morgan	Richard Shane	PT Cut	Underweight	$25→$22
Oct 9, 2026	RBC Capital	Jon G. Arfstrom	PT Cut	Outperform	$29→$28
Jul 20, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Jeffery Harte	PT Raise	Equal-Weight	$27→$28
Jul 13, 2026	JP Morgan	Richard Shane	PT Raise	Underweight	$24→$25
Jul 10, 2026	RBC Capital	Jon G. Arfstrom	PT Raise	Outperform	$28→$29
Jul 7, 2026	Barclays	Terry Ma	Downgrade	Overweight→Equal-Weight	$30→$26
Apr 24, 2026	Barclays	Terry Ma	PT Raise	Overweight	$27→$30
Apr 16, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Jeffery Harte	PT Cut	Equal-Weight	$29→$26
Apr 9, 2026	JP Morgan	Richard Shane	PT Cut	Underweight	$26→$22
Apr 9, 2026	Wells Fargo	Donald Fandetti	PT Cut	Overweight	$32→$29
Apr 6, 2026	Barclays	Terry Ma	PT Cut	Overweight	$35→$27
Mar 30, 2026	Compass Point	Giuliano Bologna	Upgrade	Sell→Neutral	$23→$22
Feb 18, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Jeffery Harte	PT Cut	Equal-Weight	$30→$29
Jan 23, 2026	Wells Fargo	Donald Fandetti	PT Raise	Overweight	$30→$32