$410,000 of SLM CORPORATION lobbying was just disclosed, from Q1 of 2026, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.
This included lobbying on issues like:
"Issues pertaining to federal student loan programs; S. 308: Graduate Opportunity and Affordable Loans Act (all provisions); H.R. 1739/S. 801: Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act (issues pertaining to federal student loans); H.R. 6498, The Student Financial Clarity Act (all provisions); H.R. 6502, The College Financial Clarity Act (all provisions).S. 4097, the State-Based Education Loan Awareness Act (all provisions). Issues pertaining to the official accounting of federal student loan programs (no specific bills). Issues pertaining to industrial loan companies (no specific bills)"
You can find more data on corporate lobbying on Quiver Quantitative.
SLM Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 199 institutional investors add shares of SLM stock to their portfolio, and 151 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC removed 9,294,895 shares (-64.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $199,003,701
- CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS removed 5,959,852 shares (-52.9%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $127,600,431
- AZORA CAPITAL LP added 2,540,120 shares (+381.6%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $54,383,969
- HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added 2,111,767 shares (+48.3%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $45,212,931
- DME CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP added 2,101,840 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $45,000,394
- CITADEL ADVISORS LLC added 1,969,270 shares (+150.3%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $42,162,070
- MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC removed 1,644,877 shares (-75.6%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $35,216,816
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.
SLM Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $SLM recently. We have seen 5 analysts offer price targets for $SLM in the last 6 months, with a median target of $26.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Terry Ma from Barclays set a target price of $26.0 on 07/07/2026
- Jeffery Harte from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $26.0 on 04/16/2026
- Donald Fandetti from Wells Fargo set a target price of $29.0 on 04/09/2026
- Richard Shane from JP Morgan set a target price of $22.0 on 04/09/2026
- Giuliano Bologna from Compass Point set a target price of $22.0 on 03/30/2026
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