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$26.59 -0.28 (-1.04%) At close · Aug 19
Market Cap
$5.10B
Shares
187.95M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$26.59 Open$26.93 Day$26.56–27.31 52W close$18.74–31.85 Avg vol 30d2.7M Short int20.3M · 10.8% float · 6.6d Short vol51% Last earningsJul 23, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 23

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 22, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 9 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Jul 23, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +8%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +5%
      above
      RSI (14) 52
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 60%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +5%
      trailing
      6-month return +24%
      trailing
      YTD return −2%
      this year
      Relative strength +13%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $25 › 200d $25 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +3% holders QoQ · +70 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      10.78% of float · ▲ +6.1% MoM · 6.6 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      388 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 80
      high risk · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Excellent
      EPS growth +29%
      Y/Y
      Valuation P/E 7.6
      below peers
      Buyback $242.0M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $1.6B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      High
      Volatility 39%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −41%
      past year
      ATR 2.9%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Jul 23, 2026
      Private Education Loan Originations Year-Over-Year Growth · full-year 2026 12% – 14%
      Net Charge-Offs · full-year 2026 $365M – $385M
      Non-Interest Expenses · full-year 2026 $750M – $780M
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Oct 23, 2025
      Total Loan Portfolio Net Charge-Offs as a Percentage of Average · full year 2025 2% – 2.2%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 3 · 2
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +8% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +5% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      52 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      60% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $25 › 200d $25 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +3% holders QoQ · +70 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      10.78% of float · ▲ +6.1% MoM · 6.6 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      388 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $19 Now $27 · 60% Range high $32
      vs 200-day avg +8% vs 50-day avg +5%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Capacity remaining under the 2026 Share Repurchase Program 242M Q2 2026
      Efficiency Ratio 48.6% Q2 2026
      Private Education Loan sales 420M Q2 2026
      Return on Assets ("ROA") 0.8% Q2 2026
      Return on Common Equity ("ROCE") 9.9% Q2 2026
      Yield - Private Education Loans 10.25% Q2 2026
      Yield - Total interest-earning assets 8.59% Q2 2026
      Gain on sale of Private Education Loans $146M first quarter 2026
      Average loans outstanding, net (Private Education Loan) 22.9B Q4 2025
      Loans in a hardship forbearance 0.99% Q4 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Credit Services — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      SLM
      SLM Corp
      this stock
      $5.10B -1.7% 7.6 10.8%
      V
      Visa Inc.
      $649.98B +4.2% -4.9% 1.2%
      MA
      Mastercard Inc
      $492.55B +0.5% +16.4% 30.9 1.0%
      AXP
      American Express Co
      $228.61B -8.1% +13.4% 20.6 1.8%
      COF
      Capital One Financial Corp
      $138.96B -8.9% +36.6% 1.7%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      388
      % held
      111.6%
      Net QoQ
      +3.6M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      466
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      20.3M
      Days to cover
      6.6d
      Change
      +1.2M sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      51%
      As of
      Aug 19, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      3.3K
      Value
      $86.0K
      As of
      Jul 31, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      35.4%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Net income (FY)
      $744.8M
      EPS diluted
      $3.46
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized · 2 programs
      $1.2B
      Remaining
      $242.0M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 5, 2026
      This year
      18
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $1.8M
      Shares
      55.0K
      Filed
      Jul 29, 2025
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 23, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      SLM -4.9% +5.4% +24.4% +2.3% -1.7%
      SPY -0.4% +2.9% +11.6% +3.0% +12.8%
      vs SPY -4.5% +2.5% +12.8% -0.7% -14.5%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.13 / share · ex Jun 4, 2026
      Declared · upcoming
      $0.13 / share · ex Sep 4, 2026
      Raised 18.2%
      Paid (TTM)
      $0.52 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      1.96%
      Buyback programs · 2 active · as of Jun 30, 2026
      Authorized (total)
      $1.15B
      Spent (derived)
      $908.00M
      Remaining
      $242.00M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1032033 CUSIP 78442P106 13F (30d) 360 filings 346 filers Visit website Investor relations