SLM Corporation (SLM)

SLM Corporation Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 11 professional analysts, the 12-month price target for SLM Corporation stock ranges from a low of $26 to a high of $40. The average analyst price target of $31.55 forecasts a -1.90% decrease in the stock price over the next year.

Price Target: $31.55 (-1.90%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$26	$31.55	$32	$40
Change	-19.15%	-1.90%	-0.50%	+24.38%

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	Dec '24	Jan '25	Feb '25	Mar '25	Apr '25	May '25
Strong Buy	3	3	3	3	3	3
Buy	5	6	6	6	6	6
Hold	2	2	2	2	2	2
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	10	11	11	11	11	11

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Mark Devries Barclays	Barclays	Buy Maintains $34 → $38	Buy	Maintains	$34 → $38	+18.16%	May 30, 2025
Jeffery Harte Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Buy Maintains $33 → $40	Buy	Maintains	$33 → $40	+24.38%	May 21, 2025
Michael Kaye Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $34 → $38	Buy	Maintains	$34 → $38	+18.16%	May 14, 2025
Jeffery Harte Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Buy Maintains $31 → $33	Buy	Maintains	$31 → $33	+2.61%	Apr 25, 2025
Richard Shane JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Hold Maintains $30 → $27	Hold	Maintains	$30 → $27	-16.04%	Apr 8, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

1.55B

Increased by 7.60%

from 1.44B

Revenue Next Year

1.70B

Increased by 9.61%

from 1.55B

EPS This Year

3.14

Increased by 17.04%

from 2.68

EPS Next Year

3.51

Increased by 11.84%

from 3.14

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	1.72B	2.06B	1.19B	1.46B	1.44B	1.55B	1.70B	1.82B
Revenue Growth	30.37%	19.90%	-42.24%	23.02%	-1.59%	7.60%	9.61%	7.36%
EPS	2.25	3.61	1.76	2.41	2.68	3.14	3.51	3.82
EPS Growth	73.08%	60.44%	-51.25%	36.93%	11.20%	17.04%	11.84%	8.76%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	10.25	9.17	8.43
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	12	12	6

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027
High	1.7B	1.8B	2.0B
Avg	1.6B	1.7B	1.8B
Low	1.5B	1.6B	1.7B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	14.6%	17.1%	15.3%
Avg	7.6%	9.6%	7.4%
Low	2.0%	2.6%	-0.2%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027
High	3.40	3.90	4.32
Avg	3.14	3.51	3.82
Low	2.98	3.27	3.48

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	26.9%	24.2%	23.0%
Avg	17.0%	11.8%	8.8%
Low	11.2%	4.4%	-0.8%

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.