SLM Corporation, through its subsidiaries, originates and services private education loans to students and their families to finance the cost of their education in the United States. It provides retail deposit accounts, including high-yield savings accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit; and interest-bearing omnibus accounts. The company was formerly known as New BLC Corporation and changed its name to SLM Corporation in December 2013. SLM Corporation was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Newark, Delaware.
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- Credit Services
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5 years, 6 months ago
SLM Corporation is currently in a long term uptrend where the price is trading 25.2% above its 200 day moving average.
From a valuation standpoint, the stock is 57.0% cheaper than other stocks from the Financial Services sector with a price to sales ratio of 3.9.
SLM Corporation's total revenue sank by 11.5% to $367M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Its net income has increased by 206.1% to $433M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Finally, its free cash flow fell by 57.1% to $26M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Based on the above factors, SLM Corporation gets an overall score of 3/5.