SLM Corporation Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 11 analysts polled by S&P Global, SLM Corporation stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $28.36. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 31.48% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $22 (+1.99%) and the highest is $35 (+62.26%).

Price Target: $28.36 (+31.48%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Price Target

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Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$22	$28.36	$28	$35
Change	+1.99%	+31.48%	+29.81%	+62.26%

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

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Rating	May '26	Jun '26	Jul '26	Aug '26	Sep '26	Oct '26
Strong Buy	5	5	5	5	5	5
Buy	2	2	1	1	1	2
Hold	3	3	4	4	4	3
Sell	1	1	1	1	1	1
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
Terry Ma Barclays	Barclays	Hold Maintains $26	Hold	Maintains	$26	+20.54%	Oct 15, 2026
Richard Shane J.P. Morgan	J.P. Morgan	Sell Maintains $25 → $22	Sell	Maintains	$25 → $22	+1.99%	Oct 12, 2026
Jeffrey Adelson Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Buy Upgrades $28 → $30	Buy	Upgrades	$28 → $30	+39.08%	Oct 12, 2026
Jon Arfstrom RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Buy Maintains $29 → $28	Buy	Maintains	$29 → $28	+29.81%	Oct 9, 2026
Donald Fandetti Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Reiterates $28	Buy	Reiterates	$28	+29.81%	Sep 30, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

1.43B

from 1.65B

-13.40%

from 1.65B

Revenue Next Year

1.44B

from 1.43B

0.98%

from 1.43B

EPS This Year

3.11

from 3.46

-10.13%

from 3.46

EPS Next Year

3.36

from 3.11

8.14%

from 3.11

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	2.06B	1.19B	1.46B	1.44B	1.65B	1.43B
Revenue Growth	19.90%	-42.24%	23.02%	-1.59%	14.66%	-13.40%
Operating Income	1.54B	633.33M	779.25M	798.64M	992.56M	810.89M
Net Income	1.16B	469.01M	581.39M	608.33M	744.85M	599.58M
EPS	-	-	-	-	3.46	3.11
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	29.10%	-10.13%
Forward PE	6.18	6.49	6.55	9.77	8.93	6.94
Dividend / Share	0.20	0.44	0.44	0.46	0.52	0.53
Dividend Growth	66.67%	120.00%	-	4.55%	13.04%	0.96%
Free Cash Flow	-	-	-	-	861.63M	597.10M
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	5

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

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Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	1.5B
Avg	1.4B
Low	1.4B

Revenue Growth

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Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	-11.4%
Avg	-13.4%
Low	-14.6%

EPS Forecast

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EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	3.15
Avg	3.11
Low	3.06

EPS Growth

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EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	-9.0%
Avg	-10.1%
Low	-11.6%