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 $32.64, which forecasts a 22.68% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $23 and the highest is $43.

Price Target: $32.64 (+22.68%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$23	$32.64	$32	$43
Change	-13.55%	+22.68%	+20.28%	+61.62%

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	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26
Strong Buy	2	2	2	2	2	2
Buy	7	9	9	7	6	5
Hold	1	2	2	3	2	2
Sell	0	0	0	0	1	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	1	1	1
Total	10	13	13	13	12	11

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Donald Fandetti Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $30 → $32	Buy	Maintains	$30 → $32	+20.28%	Jan 23, 2026
Richard Shane JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Hold → Sell Downgrades $29 → $25	Hold → Sell	Downgrades	$29 → $25	-6.03%	Jan 12, 2026
Donald Fandetti Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $35 → $30	Buy	Maintains	$35 → $30	+12.76%	Dec 11, 2025
Sanjay Sakhrani Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Hold Maintains $31 → $29	Hold	Maintains	$31 → $29	+9.00%	Dec 10, 2025
Giuliano Bologna Compass Point	Compass Point	Strong Buy → Strong Sell Downgrades $35 → $23	Strong Buy → Strong Sell	Downgrades	$35 → $23	-13.55%	Dec 9, 2025

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

1.74B

Increased by 5.10%

from 1.65B

Revenue Next Year

1.84B

Increased by 6.16%

from 1.74B

EPS This Year

2.77

Decreased by -19.96%

from 3.46

EPS Next Year

3.23

Increased by 16.45%

from 2.77

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	2.06B	1.19B	1.46B	1.44B	1.65B	1.74B	1.84B
Revenue Growth	19.90%	-42.24%	23.02%	-1.59%	14.66%	5.10%	6.16%
EPS	3.61	1.76	2.41	2.68	3.46	2.77	3.23
EPS Growth	60.44%	-51.25%	36.93%	11.20%	29.10%	-19.96%	16.45%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	9.61	8.25
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	12	12

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	2.0B	2.2B
Avg	1.7B	1.8B
Low	1.4B	1.5B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	22.7%	27.5%
Avg	5.1%	6.2%
Low	-15.0%	-15.9%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	2.94	3.73
Avg	2.77	3.23
Low	2.60	2.81

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	-15.0%	34.6%
Avg	-20.0%	16.5%
Low	-24.9%	1.6%

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.