SLM ($SLM) posted quarterly earnings results for Q4 2025 on Thursday, January 22nd. The company reported earnings of $1.12 per share, beating estimates of $0.94 by $0.18. The company also reported revenue of $377,060,000, missing estimates of $419,781,250 by $-42,721,250.
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SLM Insider Trading Activity
SLM insiders have traded $SLM stock on the open market 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $SLM stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- KERRI A. PALMER (EVP, Chief Operational Officer) sold 55,000 shares for an estimated $1,771,401
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SLM Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 184 institutional investors add shares of SLM stock to their portfolio, and 217 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- BOSTON PARTNERS removed 2,367,019 shares (-21.7%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $65,519,085
- PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ added 2,075,126 shares (+239.9%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $57,439,487
- CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS added 1,849,886 shares (+22.3%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $51,204,844
- FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP removed 1,638,294 shares (-46.8%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $45,347,977
- HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added 1,287,050 shares (+55.4%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $35,625,544
- BRAVE WARRIOR ADVISORS, LLC added 1,118,513 shares (+10.6%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $30,960,439
- MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC added 1,056,162 shares (+127.7%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $29,234,564
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
SLM Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $SLM in the last several months. We have seen 4 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 2 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- JP Morgan issued a "Underweight" rating on 01/12/2026
- Compass Point issued a "Sell" rating on 12/09/2025
- TD Cowen issued a "Buy" rating on 12/05/2025
- RBC Capital issued a "Outperform" rating on 10/24/2025
- Wells Fargo issued a "Overweight" rating on 10/24/2025
- Jefferies issued a "Buy" rating on 10/17/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for SLM, check out Quiver Quantitative's $SLM forecast page.
SLM Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $SLM recently. We have seen 9 analysts offer price targets for $SLM in the last 6 months, with a median target of $31.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Richard Shane from JP Morgan set a target price of $25.0 on 01/12/2026
- Donald Fandetti from Wells Fargo set a target price of $30.0 on 12/11/2025
- Sanjay Sakhrani from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods set a target price of $29.0 on 12/10/2025
- Giuliano Bologna from Compass Point set a target price of $23.0 on 12/09/2025
- Jeffery Harte from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $31.0 on 12/09/2025
- Moshe Orenbuch from TD Cowen set a target price of $40.0 on 12/05/2025
- Jon G. Arfstrom from RBC Capital set a target price of $32.0 on 10/24/2025
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