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SLM (SLM)

(Delayed Data from NSDQ)

$26.46 USD

26.46
1,228,049

+0.61 (2.36%)

Updated Aug 21, 2026 04:00 PM ET

After-Market: $26.45 -0.01 (-0.04%) 7:58 PM ET

Zacks Rank:

This is our short term rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for stocks over the next 1 to 3 months. How good is it? See rankings and related performance below.

Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy23.80%
2Buy18.13%
3Hold10.19%
4Sell5.73%
5Strong Sell3.17%
S&P50011.53%

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3-Hold of 5     3    

Style Scores:

The Style Scores are a complementary set of indicators to use alongside the Zacks Rank. It allows the user to better focus on the stocks that are the best fit for his or her personal trading style.

The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

  • Value Score A
  • Growth Score A
  • Momentum Score A
  • VGM Score A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

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C Value F Growth D Momentum F VGM

Industry Rank:

The Zacks Industry Rank assigns a rating to each of the 265 X (Expanded) Industries based on their average Zacks Rank.

An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Top 24% (59 out of 247)

Industry: Financial - Consumer Loans

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Zacks News

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Discover Financial, Nets Pair Up to Boost Payment Solutions

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Discover Financial (DFS) partners with Nets to expand its payment network in Nordic countries.

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Sallie Mae (SLM) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week's Release

by Zacks Equity Research

Sallie Mae (SLM) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

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Discover Financial, 3C Payment Ink Deal to Boost Business

by Zacks Equity Research

Discover Financial (DFS) signs a contract with 3C Payment to provide services in hospitality industry across Europe and the Middle East.

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SC vs. SLM: Which Stock Should Value Investors Buy Now?

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SC vs. SLM: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?

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Navient Plea to Dismiss Pennsylvania Lawsuit Gets Rejected

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Rejection of plea for the dismissal for lawsuit related to alleged deceptive lending practices increases Navient's (NAVI) legal concerns.

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Factors Likely to Influence Guidewire's (GWRE) Q1 Earnings

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Guidewire's (GWRE) strong adoption of several cloud-based products remained a key catalyst.

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Factors Expected to Influence Workday's (WDAY) Q3 Earnings

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Workday's (WDAY) top-line performance was driven by solid growth in subscription and professional revenues.

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Discover Financial's Arm Teams Up With Elo to Grow in Brazil

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Discover Financial's (DFS) subsidiary and part of Discover Global Network, Diners Club International, expands partnership with Elo post the launch of Elo Diners Club International Cards in Brazil.

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Why Is Sallie Mae (SLM) Down 4.1% Since Last Earnings Report?

by Zacks Equity Research

Sallie Mae (SLM) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock? We take a look at earnings estimates for some clues.

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Discover Financial Unit Ties Up to Drive Gobal Card Approval

by Zacks Equity Research

Discover Financial's (DFS) arm pairs up with PXP to expand the acceptance of its digital payment service worldwide.