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SLM Corp has a consensus price target of $28.5 based on the ratings of 20 analysts. The high is $43 issued by Barclays on July 25, 2025. The low is $14 issued by Wells Fargo on October 17, 2023. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Compass Point, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo on March 30, 2026, February 18, 2026, and January 23, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $27.67 between Compass Point, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo, there's an implied 27.50% upside for SLM Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for SLM (NASDAQ:SLM) was reported by Compass Point on March 30, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $22.00 expecting SLM to rise to within 12 months (a possible 1.38% upside). 27 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for SLM (NASDAQ:SLM) was provided by Compass Point, and SLM upgraded their neutral rating.
The last upgrade for SLM Corp happened on March 30, 2026 when Compass Point raised their price target to $22. Compass Point previously had a sell for SLM Corp.
The last downgrade for SLM Corp happened on January 12, 2026 when JP Morgan changed their price target from $29 to $25 for SLM Corp.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of SLM, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for SLM was filed on March 30, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around March 30, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest SLM (SLM) rating was a upgraded with a price target of $23.00 to $22.00. The current price SLM (SLM) is trading at is $21.70, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.