SLM Corporation

SLM stock score: 53/100

$21.76 · -4.69% · Scored Oct 22, 2026

Technical
40
Fundamental
67
News
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The reading

SLM (SLM) scores 53 out of 100, which reads neutral, higher than 40% of Financial Services stocks and 53% of the 4,161 US stocks we score.

The composite is technicals and fundamentals weighted equally: technicals read 40, fundamentals 67.

Among the fundamentals, Fair Value at 100 and Price Target at 100 score highest, while Earnings Estimates at 7 weighs the most against it.

On the daily chart, trend-following indicators average 22 and contrarian oscillators 66 — a split worth reading before trusting the technical total.

Since Jul 25, 2026 the composite has ranged from 53 to 76, and it is down 9 points over the period.

What’s driving the score

The strongest and weakest of the scorers that count toward SLM’s composite. Each returns 0–100, higher is more bullish — including metrics where low is good, like P/E.

Fundamental

67

Pulling it up

  • Fair Value100

    Fair value score synthesizes multiple valuation methods (DCF, P/E, P/B, P/S) to estimate intrinsic worth.

  • Price Target100

    Price target score compares the current stock price to analyst consensus targets.

  • Institutional Ownership100

    Institutional ownership measures the percentage held by professional investors.

Holding it back

  • Earnings Estimates7

    Earnings estimates score evaluates analyst projections for future profitability.

  • Revenue Growth (5-Year)21

    5-year revenue growth analyzes long-term sales trajectory and consistency.

  • Revenue Quality (Quarterly)30

    Revenue Quality (Quarterly) evaluates recent revenue performance using trailing 12-month data from quarterly reports.

36 weighted scorers; 5 had no data today and are left out rather than counted as zero.

Technical · daily

27

Pulling it up

  • Bollinger Bands (20)100

    Bollinger Bands (20-period) plot standard deviations above and below a moving average.

  • Bollinger Bands (50)100

    Bollinger Bands (50-period) measure where price sits between bands two standard deviations around its 50-period average.

  • Williams %R (28)89

    Williams %R (28-period) places the close within the last 28 periods' high-low range.

Holding it back

  • Candlestick Patterns0

    Candlestick patterns recognize specific price formations that historically suggest continuation or reversal.

  • Ichimoku Cloud0

    Ichimoku Cloud is a comprehensive indicator showing support/resistance, trend direction, and momentum.

  • VWAP0

    Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) shows the average price weighted by volume.

62 weighted scorers; 3 had no data today and are left out rather than counted as zero.

Technical score by timeframe

ChartScoreWeight
Hourly401
Daily273
Weekly312
Monthly502
Quarterly592

Composite score, last 90 days

05010053Jul 25, 2026Oct 22, 2026Jul 25, 2026: 62Jul 26, 2026: 62Jul 27, 2026: 66Jul 28, 2026: 66Jul 29, 2026: 73Jul 30, 2026: 73Jul 31, 2026: 76Aug 2, 2026: 63Aug 3, 2026: 69Aug 5, 2026: 68Aug 6, 2026: 67Aug 7, 2026: 68Aug 8, 2026: 68Aug 9, 2026: 68Aug 10, 2026: 67Aug 11, 2026: 68Aug 12, 2026: 68Aug 13, 2026: 67Aug 14, 2026: 68Aug 15, 2026: 68Aug 16, 2026: 68Aug 17, 2026: 66Aug 18, 2026: 66Aug 19, 2026: 66Aug 20, 2026: 65Aug 22, 2026: 62Aug 23, 2026: 62Aug 24, 2026: 63Aug 25, 2026: 63Aug 26, 2026: 63Aug 27, 2026: 63Aug 28, 2026: 64Aug 29, 2026: 63Aug 30, 2026: 63Aug 31, 2026: 62Sep 1, 2026: 63Sep 2, 2026: 64Sep 3, 2026: 64Sep 4, 2026: 64Sep 5, 2026: 64Sep 6, 2026: 64Sep 7, 2026: 64Sep 8, 2026: 63Sep 9, 2026: 61Sep 10, 2026: 60Sep 11, 2026: 62Sep 12, 2026: 62Sep 13, 2026: 62Sep 14, 2026: 62Sep 15, 2026: 62Sep 16, 2026: 60Sep 17, 2026: 59Sep 18, 2026: 59Sep 19, 2026: 59Sep 20, 2026: 59Sep 21, 2026: 60Sep 22, 2026: 58Sep 23, 2026: 57Sep 24, 2026: 56Sep 25, 2026: 56Sep 26, 2026: 56Sep 27, 2026: 56Sep 28, 2026: 55Sep 29, 2026: 55Sep 30, 2026: 55Oct 1, 2026: 55Oct 2, 2026: 57Oct 3, 2026: 56Oct 4, 2026: 56Oct 5, 2026: 56Oct 6, 2026: 57Oct 7, 2026: 56Oct 8, 2026: 56Oct 9, 2026: 56Oct 10, 2026: 56Oct 11, 2026: 56Oct 12, 2026: 58Oct 13, 2026: 57Oct 14, 2026: 54Oct 15, 2026: 55Oct 16, 2026: 54Oct 17, 2026: 54Oct 18, 2026: 54Oct 19, 2026: 53Oct 20, 2026: 55Oct 21, 2026: 58Oct 22, 2026: 53
Show the daily numbers
DateComposite
Oct 22, 202653
Oct 21, 202658
Oct 20, 202655
Oct 19, 202653
Oct 18, 202654
Oct 17, 202654
Oct 16, 202654
Oct 15, 202655
Oct 14, 202654
Oct 13, 202657
Oct 12, 202658
Oct 11, 202656
Oct 10, 202656
Oct 9, 202656
Oct 8, 202656
Oct 7, 202656
Oct 6, 202657
Oct 5, 202656
Oct 4, 202656
Oct 3, 202656
Oct 2, 202657
Oct 1, 202655
Sep 30, 202655
Sep 29, 202655
Sep 28, 202655
Sep 27, 202656
Sep 26, 202656
Sep 25, 202656
Sep 24, 202656
Sep 23, 202657
Sep 22, 202658
Sep 21, 202660
Sep 20, 202659
Sep 19, 202659
Sep 18, 202659
Sep 17, 202659
Sep 16, 202660
Sep 15, 202662
Sep 14, 202662
Sep 13, 202662
Sep 12, 202662
Sep 11, 202662
Sep 10, 202660
Sep 9, 202661
Sep 8, 202663
Sep 7, 202664
Sep 6, 202664
Sep 5, 202664
Sep 4, 202664
Sep 3, 202664
Sep 2, 202664
Sep 1, 202663
Aug 31, 202662
Aug 30, 202663
Aug 29, 202663
Aug 28, 202664
Aug 27, 202663
Aug 26, 202663
Aug 25, 202663
Aug 24, 202663
Aug 23, 202662
Aug 22, 202662
Aug 20, 202665
Aug 19, 202666
Aug 18, 202666
Aug 17, 202666
Aug 16, 202668
Aug 15, 202668
Aug 14, 202668
Aug 13, 202667
Aug 12, 202668
Aug 11, 202668
Aug 10, 202667
Aug 9, 202668
Aug 8, 202668
Aug 7, 202668
Aug 6, 202667
Aug 5, 202668
Aug 3, 202669
Aug 2, 202663
Jul 31, 202676
Jul 30, 202673
Jul 29, 202673
Jul 28, 202666
Jul 27, 202666
Jul 26, 202662
Jul 25, 202662

Key facts

Market cap
$4.1B
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Credit Services
Beta
0.98
Risk grade (1–10)
1
Next earnings
Oct 22, 2026

Credit Services peers

CompanyMarket capScore
CACC Credit Acceptance$5.8B62
KLAR Klarna Group$5.0B45
SEZL Sezzle$4.7B76
NNI Nelnet$4.5B55
ENVA Enova International$4.4B66
BFH Bread Financial$3.9B61

Questions

What is SLM's stock score today?

SLM scores 53/100 (Neutral) as of Oct 22, 2026: technical 40, fundamental 67. Scores are recomputed every night.

Is SLM a buy?

The score is not a buy or sell recommendation. A 53 says the technical and fundamental signals we measure lean neutral today, relative to every other stock scored the same way. Use the breakdown above to see why, and treat it as a starting point for your own research.

How is the SLM score calculated?

98 weighted scorers feed it today: 36 fundamental, scored against Financial Services ranges, and 62 technical on the daily chart, with 5 timeframes blended into the technical total. Every scorer returns 0–100; missing data is left out, never counted as zero.

Scores are information, not investment advice. Computed from Yahoo Finance, Finnhub and Alpha Vantage data; technical indicators via TA-Lib. Past scores do not predict future returns.