SLM Corporation (SLM)

SLM Corporation Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 11 analysts that cover SLM Corporation stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $34.18, which forecasts a 9.87% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $26 and the highest is $43.

Price Target: $34.18 (+9.87%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$26	$34.18	$34	$43
Change	-16.43%	+9.87%	+9.29%	+38.22%

* Price targets were last updated on Jul 25, 2025.

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for SLM Corporation stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Apr '25	May '25	Jun '25	Jul '25	Aug '25	Sep '25
Strong Buy	3	3	3	3	3	3
Buy	6	6	6	7	7	7
Hold	2	2	2	1	1	1
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	11	11	11	11	11	11

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Mark Devries Barclays	Barclays	Buy Maintains $38 → $43	Buy	Maintains	$38 → $43	+38.22%	Jul 25, 2025
John Hecht Jefferies	Jefferies	Strong Buy Maintains $33 → $40	Strong Buy	Maintains	$33 → $40	+28.58%	Jul 23, 2025
Richard Shane JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Hold → Buy Upgrades $29 → $38	Hold → Buy	Upgrades	$29 → $38	+22.15%	Jul 11, 2025
Mark Devries Barclays	Barclays	Buy Maintains $34 → $38	Buy	Maintains	$34 → $38	+22.15%	May 30, 2025
Jeffery Harte Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Buy Maintains $33 → $40	Buy	Maintains	$33 → $40	+28.58%	May 21, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

1.54B

Increased by 6.70%

from 1.44B

Revenue Next Year

1.76B

Increased by 14.31%

from 1.54B

EPS This Year

3.12

Increased by 16.48%

from 2.68

EPS Next Year

3.52

Increased by 12.66%

from 3.12

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	1.72B	2.06B	1.19B	1.46B	1.44B	1.54B	1.76B
Revenue Growth	30.37%	19.90%	-42.24%	23.02%	-1.59%	6.70%	14.31%
EPS	2.25	3.61	1.76	2.41	2.68	3.12	3.52
EPS Growth	73.08%	60.44%	-51.25%	36.93%	11.20%	16.48%	12.66%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	9.97	8.85
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	12	12

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027
High	1.6B	2.1B
Avg	1.5B	1.8B
Low	1.5B	1.6B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	14.0%	37.2%
Avg	6.7%	14.3%
Low	0.9%	2.6%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027
High	3.42	3.89
Avg	3.12	3.52
Low	2.96	3.23

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	27.7%	24.5%
Avg	16.5%	12.7%
Low	10.4%	3.6%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.