SLM Corporation (SLM)

SLM Corporation Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 13 analysts that cover SLM Corporation stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $32.23, which forecasts a 21.94% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $23 and the highest is $43.

Price Target: $32.23 (+21.94%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$23	$32.23	$31	$43
Change	-12.98%	+21.94%	+17.29%	+62.69%

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	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26
Strong Buy	3	2	2	2	2	2
Buy	7	7	9	9	7	7
Hold	1	1	2	2	3	2
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	1	1
Total	11	10	13	13	13	13

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Richard Shane JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Hold → Sell Downgrades $29 → $25	Hold → Sell	Downgrades	$29 → $25	-5.41%	Jan 12, 2026
Donald Fandetti Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $35 → $30	Buy	Maintains	$35 → $30	+13.51%	Dec 11, 2025
Sanjay Sakhrani Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Hold Maintains $31 → $29	Hold	Maintains	$31 → $29	+9.72%	Dec 10, 2025
Giuliano Bologna Compass Point	Compass Point	Strong Buy → Strong Sell Downgrades $35 → $23	Strong Buy → Strong Sell	Downgrades	$35 → $23	-12.98%	Dec 9, 2025
Jeffery Harte Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Buy → Hold Downgrades $36 → $31	Buy → Hold	Downgrades	$36 → $31	+17.29%	Dec 9, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

1.53B

Increased by 6.00%

from 1.44B

Revenue Next Year

1.78B

Increased by 16.44%

from 1.53B

EPS This Year

3.30

Increased by 23.18%

from 2.68

EPS Next Year

2.86

Decreased by -13.39%

from 3.30

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	1.53B	1.78B
Revenue Growth	30.37%	19.90%	-42.24%	23.02%	-1.59%	6.00%	16.44%
EPS	2.25	3.61	1.76	2.41	2.68	3.30	2.86
EPS Growth	73.08%	60.44%	-51.25%	36.93%	11.20%	23.18%	-13.39%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	8.01	9.24
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	1.5B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	10.8%	37.6%
Avg	6.0%	16.4%
Low	2.4%	-2.8%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028
High	3.56	3.69
Avg	3.30	2.86
Low	3.05	2.34

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028
High	32.8%	11.6%
Avg	23.2%	-13.4%
Low	13.7%	-29.1%

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.