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SLM Corporation - Floating Rate (SLMBP) Stock Analysis

Breakout setup

SellVALUE-TRAP 1/5Moderate Confidence

Financial Services · Credit Services

Sell if holding. Multiple concerning factors at $75.03: Leverage penalty (D/E 2.5): -1.5; Concentration risk — Loan Portfolio: Private Education Loans (71.0%).

SLM Corporation (Sallie Mae) is the largest private student loan lender, originating $7.4B of Private Education Loans in 2025 and holding a $20.3B portfolio at year-end. Funded primarily via $21.5B in deposits at Sallie Mae Bank; serves 2,100+ higher education institution... Read more

$75.03-2.0% A.UpsideScore 4.9/10#27 of 28 Credit Services
QualityF-score4 / 9FCF yield
IncomeYield7.95%(5y avg 7.26%)Payout
Stop $73.95Target $73.55(resistance)A.R:R 0.0:1

Sell if holding. Multiple concerning factors at $75.03: Leverage penalty (D/E 2.5): -1.5; Concentration risk — Loan Portfolio: Private Education Loans (71.0%). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 63, MACD bullish. Score 4.9/10, moderate confidence.

Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Suitability: moderate.

Thesis

Rewards
V7 quality resilience bonus: +0.2 (Q=7.2 in RISK_OFF)
Sector modifier (Financial Services): +1.0
High-quality business
Risks
Concentration risk — Loan Portfolio: Private Education Loans (71.0%)
Leverage penalty (D/E 2.5): -1.5
Weak overall score: 4.9/10

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)35.0
P/E (Fwd)
Mkt Cap
EV/EBITDA
Profit Mgn44.9%
ROE30.9%
Rev Growth2.5%
Beta1.02
Dividend7.95%
Rating analysts15

Quality Signals

Piotroski F4/9MoatNarrow

Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)

  • HIGHloan_portfolioPrivate Education Loans71%
    10-K Item 1A: 'approximately 71 percent of our total assets, and 83 percent of our total assets excluding cash and cash equivalents, were comprised of Private Education Loans'
  • MEDIUMloan_portfolioonline deposit funding concentration
    10-K Item 1A: 'Our deposit funding base is primarily concentrated in online deposit products, including high-yield savings accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit'

Material Events(8-K, last 90d)

  • 2026-04-27Item 5.02LOW
    Peter Graham (CFO) and Kerri Palmer (COO) appointed as Co-Presidents of SLM Corporation effective April 22, 2026. Graham retains CFO title; Palmer becomes Co-President and Head of Financial Services. No departures.
    SEC filing →

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Rating Breakdown

4 floor-breakers

Priced at a premium — multiples above sector norms. Needs delivery on growth + margins to justify.static

Peg Ratio
3.4
Pe
3.7
PEG: 3.50
Low model confidence on this dimension (33%).

Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Revenue Growth
3.1
Earnings Growth
4.0

Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static

Value Rank
1.1
Growth Rank
1.8
Quality Rank
7.4

Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Support Resistance
0.1
Bollinger
2.2
52w Position
9.2
GatesA.R:R UPSIDE_EXHAUSTED (upside=0.0%)Momentum 6.2>=5.5Insider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsNEWS EVENTS NONE RECENTEARNINGS PROXIMITY NO DATESEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARMATERIALS CYCLE PEAK CLEARBreakoutSuitability: Moderate
RSI
63 · Neutral
20D MA 50D MA 200D MAGOLDEN CROSSSupport $72.67Resistance $75.05

Price Targets

$74
$74
A.Upside-2.0%
A.R:R0.0:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone
Suggested %0.5%
Max %1%
RegimeRisk-Off

Analyst Consensus

Analysts15
Consensus3.8/5
Avg Target

Earnings

We could not retrieve earnings history for SLMBP.
The company may be recently listed, pre-revenue, or its beat/miss record wasn't available from our source this run. Earnings signals feed the Growth and Catalyst score dimensions — absence here doesn't affect other dimensions.

Verdict History

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Frequently Asked Questions
Is SLMBP stock a buy right now?

Sell if holding. Multiple concerning factors at $75.03: Leverage penalty (D/E 2.5): -1.5; Concentration risk — Loan Portfolio: Private Education Loans (71.0%). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 63, MACD bullish. Prior stop was $73.95. Score 4.9/10, moderate confidence.

What is the SLMBP stock price target?

Take-profit target: $73.55 (-2.0% upside). Prior stop was $73.95. Stop-loss: $73.95.

What are the risks of investing in SLMBP?

Concentration risk — Loan Portfolio: Private Education Loans (71.0%); Leverage penalty (D/E 2.5): -1.5; Weak overall score: 4.9/10.

Is SLMBP overvalued or undervalued?

SLM Corporation - Floating Rate trades at a P/E of 35.0 (forward N/A). TrendMatrix value score: 3.5/10. Verdict: Sell.

What do analysts say about SLMBP?

15 analysts cover SLMBP with a consensus score of 3.8/5.

What does SLM Corporation - Floating Rate do?SLM Corporation (Sallie Mae) is the largest private student loan lender, originating $7.4B of Private Education Loans...

SLM Corporation (Sallie Mae) is the largest private student loan lender, originating $7.4B of Private Education Loans in 2025 and holding a $20.3B portfolio at year-end. Funded primarily via $21.5B in deposits at Sallie Mae Bank; serves 2,100+ higher education institution partners. SLMBP is the Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B of the same issuer.