At the time of writing, Synchrony Financial [SYF] stock is trading at $68.11, up 3.10%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The SYF shares have gain 2.30% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.61%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Synchrony Financial [NYSE: SYF] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 06, 2025, when Barclays upgraded its rating to a Overweight and also boosted its price target to $79 from $59. Previously, Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to Overweight on December 19, 2024, and elevated its price target to $82. On December 09, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Overweight and revised its price target to $72 on the stock. Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to a Overweight and increased its price target to $85 on December 03, 2024. BTIG Research downgraded its rating to a Neutral. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on August 09, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $54. In a note dated July 16, 2024, Compass Point initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $56 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Synchrony Financial fluctuated between $35.29 and $69.39. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $57.56 within the next 12 months. Synchrony Financial [NYSE: SYF] shares were valued at $68.11 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -15.49% based on the average SYF price forecast.
Analyzing the SYF fundamentals
According to Synchrony Financial [NYSE:SYF], the company’s sales were 20.58B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 11.71% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.79% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.45%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.22%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.17%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.21 and Total Capital is 0.07. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.98.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 67.36 points at the first support level, and at 66.61 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 68.53, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 68.94.
Ratios To Look Out For
Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.29, the price to book ratio is 1.80 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 8.89.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved MOTHNER JONATHAN S, that happened on Nov 15 ’24 when 34163.0 shares were sold. Officer, MOTHNER JONATHAN S completed a deal on Nov 15 ’24 to buy 34163.0 shares. Meanwhile, Howse Curtis sold 21934.0 shares on Nov 01 ’24.
