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SLM Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NASDAQ:SLM | Benzinga
SLM Corp has a consensus price target of $26.44 based on the ratings of 18 analysts. The high is $38 issued by Wells Fargo on May 14, 2025. The low is $14 issued by Wells Fargo on October 17, 2023. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, and JP Morgan on May 14, 2025, April 25, 2025, and April 8, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $32.67 between Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, and JP Morgan, there's an implied -2.08% downside for SLM Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
Wells Fargo
Morgan Stanley
JP Morgan
Barclays
RBC Capital
1calculated from analyst ratings
Analyst Ratings for SLM
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
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| 05/14/2025 | Buy Now | 13.91% | Wells Fargo | Michael Kaye64% | $34 → $38 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/25/2025 | Buy Now | -1.08% | Morgan Stanley | Jeffery Harte67% | $31 → $33 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2025 | Buy Now | -19.06% | JP Morgan | Richard Shane68% | $30 → $27 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/10/2025 | Buy Now | 13.91% | Morgan Stanley | Jeffery Harte67% | $32 → $38 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/18/2025 | Buy Now | 13.91% | Barclays | Mark Devries69% | $34 → $38 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/24/2025 | Buy Now | -4.08% | RBC Capital | Jon Afstrom40% | $30 → $32 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/24/2025 | Buy Now | -10.07% | JP Morgan | Richard Shane68% | $29 → $30 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/24/2025 | Buy Now | -1.08% | Wells Fargo | Michael Kaye64% | $32 → $33 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/24/2025 | Buy Now | 1.92% | Compass Point | Giuliano Bologna63% | $31 → $34 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/24/2025 | Buy Now | -4.08% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Sanjay Sakhrani64% | $30 → $32 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/14/2025 | Buy Now | -13.07% | JP Morgan | Richard Shane68% | $27 → $29 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/19/2024 | Buy Now | -4.08% | Morgan Stanley | Jeffery Harte67% | $26 → $32 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/09/2024 | Buy Now | -19.06% | JP Morgan | Richard Shane68% | $24 → $27 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/09/2024 | Buy Now | -10.07% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Sanjay Sakhrani64% | $27 → $30 | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/24/2024 | Buy Now | -22.06% | RBC Capital | Jon Arfstrom80% | $26 → $26 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/24/2024 | Buy Now | -22.06% | Wedbush | David Chiaverini64% | $26 → $26 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/24/2024 | Buy Now | -22.06% | Barclays | Mark Devries69% | $27 → $26 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/08/2024 | Buy Now | -19.06% | Barclays | Mark Devries69% | $23 → $27 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/07/2024 | Buy Now | -28.06% | JP Morgan | Richard Shane68% | $25 → $24 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/25/2024 | Buy Now | -19.06% | B of A Securities | Nathaniel Richam-Odoi70% | → $27 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/24/2024 | Buy Now | -22.06% | Wedbush | David Chiaverini64% | $29 → $26 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/26/2024 | Buy Now | -19.06% | Wells Fargo | Michael Kaye64% | $24 → $27 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/25/2024 | Buy Now | -19.06% | RBC Capital | Jon Arfstrom80% | $25 → $27 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/25/2024 | Buy Now | -13.07% | Deutsche Bank | Mark Devries69% | $25 → $29 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/25/2024 | Buy Now | -25.06% | JP Morgan | Richard Shane68% | $23 → $25 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/25/2024 | Buy Now | -19.06% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Sanjay Sakhrani64% | $25 → $27 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/25/2024 | Buy Now | -13.07% | Wedbush | David Chiaverini64% | $25 → $29 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 06/04/2024 | Buy Now | -19.06% | TD Cowen | Moshe Orenbuch66% | $25 → $27 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/16/2024 | Buy Now | -16.07% | Wedbush | David Chiaverini64% | $28 → $28 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/25/2024 | Buy Now | -31.06% | JP Morgan | Richard Shane68% | $22 → $23 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/25/2024 | Buy Now | -25.06% | RBC Capital | Jon Arfstrom80% | $24 → $25 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/25/2024 | Buy Now | -16.07% | Wedbush | David Chiaverini64% | $26 → $28 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/18/2024 | Buy Now | -28.06% | Wells Fargo | Michael Kaye64% | $22 → $24 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/03/2024 | Buy Now | -34.05% | JP Morgan | Richard Shane68% | $20 → $22 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/25/2024 | Buy Now | -34.05% | RBC Capital | Jon Arfstrom80% | $21 → $22 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/16/2024 | Buy Now | -31.06% | Citigroup | Arren Cyganovich75% | $14 → $23 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/10/2024 | Buy Now | -25.06% | Deutsche Bank | Mark Devries69% | → $25 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/04/2024 | Buy Now | -40.05% | JP Morgan | Richard Shane68% | $18 → $20 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/13/2023 | Buy Now | -46.04% | Stephens & Co. | Vincent Caintic50% | $16 → $18 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/13/2023 | Buy Now | -37.05% | Wedbush | David Chiaverini64% | $18 → $21 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/08/2023 | Buy Now | -40.05% | Wells Fargo | Michael Kaye64% | → $20 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/15/2023 | Buy Now | -52.04% | Barclays | Mark Devries69% | → $16 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/01/2023 | Buy Now | -47.54% | TD Cowen | Moshe Orenbuch66% | → $17.5 | Initiates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/27/2023 | Buy Now | -52.04% | Morgan Stanley | Jeffery Harte67% | $17 → $16 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/26/2023 | Buy Now | -52.04% | Wedbush | David Chiaverini64% | $17 → $16 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/17/2023 | Buy Now | -50.54% | JP Morgan | Richard Shane68% | $19.5 → $16.5 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/17/2023 | Buy Now | -58.03% | Wells Fargo | Noah Kaye74% | $17 → $14 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/06/2023 | Buy Now | -58.03% | Citigroup | Arren Cyganovich75% | $16 → $14 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/03/2023 | Buy Now | -49.04% | Morgan Stanley | Jeffery Harte67% | $18 → $17 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/28/2023 | Buy Now | -49.04% | Stephens & Co. | Vincent Caintic50% | $15 → $17 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/27/2023 | Buy Now | -40.05% | Wedbush | David Chiaverini64% | → $20 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/13/2023 | Buy Now | -46.04% | Morgan Stanley | Jeffery Harte67% | $18 → $18 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/11/2023 | Buy Now | -43.05% | Compass Point | Giuliano Bologna63% | $18 → $19 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2023 | Buy Now | -46.04% | Morgan Stanley | Jeffery Harte67% | $15 → $18 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/27/2023 | Buy Now | -67.03% | Stephens & Co. | Vincent Caintic50% | → $11 | Reiterates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/27/2023 | Buy Now | -46.04% | Wedbush | David Chiaverini64% | $14 → $18 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/17/2023 | Buy Now | -49.04% | JP Morgan | Richard Shane68% | $16 → $17 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/14/2023 | Buy Now | -46.04% | Compass Point | Giuliano Bologna63% | → $18 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/05/2023 | Buy Now | -55.04% | Morgan Stanley | Jeffrey Adelson37% | $14 → $15 | Upgrade | Underweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/06/2023 | Buy Now | -49.04% | BMO Capital | James Fotheringham76% | $19 → $17 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/03/2023 | Buy Now | -52.04% | Wells Fargo | Noah Kaye74% | → $16 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/03/2023 | Buy Now | -40.05% | Credit Suisse | Moshe Orenbuch66% | $22 → $20 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/03/2023 | Buy Now | -58.03% | Morgan Stanley | Jeffrey Adelson37% | $15 → $14 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 02/03/2023 | Buy Now | -52.04% | Citigroup | Arren Cyganovich75% | $17 → $16 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/03/2023 | Buy Now | -40.05% | Barclays | Mark Devries69% | $22 → $20 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/11/2022 | Buy Now | -46.04% | Compass Point | Giuliano Bologna63% | $20 → $18 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/28/2022 | Buy Now | -46.04% | Stephens & Co. | Vincent Caintic50% | $16 → $18 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/13/2022 | Buy Now | -49.04% | Citigroup | Arren Cyganovich75% | $18 → $17 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/07/2022 | Buy Now | -55.04% | Morgan Stanley | Jeffrey Adelson37% | → $15 | Initiates | → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 09/28/2022 | Buy Now | -49.04% | Wedbush | David Chiaverini64% | → $17 | Assumes | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/11/2022 | Buy Now | -34.05% | Barclays | Mark Devries69% | $27 → $22 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for SLM (SLM) stock?
The latest price target for SLM (NASDAQ:SLM) was reported by Wells Fargo on May 14, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $38.00 expecting SLM to rise to within 12 months (a possible 13.91% upside). 28 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
What is the most recent analyst rating for SLM (SLM)?
The latest analyst rating for SLM (NASDAQ:SLM) was provided by Wells Fargo, and SLM maintained their overweight rating.
When was the last upgrade for SLM (SLM)?
The last upgrade for SLM Corp happened on January 16, 2024 when Citigroup raised their price target to $23. Citigroup previously had a neutral for SLM Corp.
When was the last downgrade for SLM (SLM)?
The last downgrade for SLM Corp happened on December 9, 2024 when Keefe, Bruyette & Woods changed their price target from $27 to $30 for SLM Corp.
When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for SLM (SLM)?
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of SLM, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for SLM was filed on May 14, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 14, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating SLM (SLM) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest SLM (SLM) rating was a maintained with a price target of $34.00 to $38.00. The current price SLM (SLM) is trading at is $33.36, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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