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Wrapping up Q1 earnings, we look at the numbers and key takeaways for the consumer finance stocks, including Sallie Mae (NASDAQ:SLM) and its peers.

Sallie Mae’s stock price has taken a beating over the past six months, shedding 20.1% of its value and falling to $21.71 per share. This might have investors contemplating their next move.

Earlier this month, SLM Corporation launched a cash tender offer for any and all of its 3.125% senior notes due November 2, 2026, alongside pricing a US$500,000,000 fixed-to-floating rate senior notes issuance due 2032 to help fund the repurchase and refinance upcoming maturities. By retiring shorter-dated debt and issuing new callable, unsecured senior notes, Sallie Mae is actively reshaping its funding mix and interest-rate profile while continuing to emphasize capital returns and expanded...

SLM Corporation is a leading provider of private education loans and banking products for students and families across the U.S.

Stocks trading between $10 and $50 can be particularly interesting as they frequently represent businesses that have survived their early challenges. However, investors should remain vigilant as some may still have unproven business models, leaving them vulnerable to the ebbs and flows of the broader market.

The mean of analysts' price targets for Sallie Mae (SLM) points to a 25.4% upside in the stock. While this highly sought-after metric has not proven reasonably effective, strong agreement among analysts in raising earnings estimates does indicate an upside in the stock.

Understanding SLM’s recent performance SLM (SLM) has been on many investors’ radars after recent share price moves, with the stock flat on the day and showing a 1.4% gain over the past week. Over the past month, SLM has returned about 13.5%, while the past 3 months show a decline of roughly 13%. Year to date, the stock’s total return stands near a 14.5% decline. See our latest analysis for SLM. SLM’s recent 13.5% 1 month share price return contrasts with its 14.5% year to date share price...

Student loan provider Sallie Mae (NASDAQ:SLM) reported Q1 CY2026 results exceeding the market’s revenue expectations, but sales fell by 3.6% year on year to $560 million. Its GAAP profit of $1.54 per share was 26.1% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

SLM beats Q1 earnings estimates on higher NII and lower provisions, but rise in expenses and weaker fee income temper the overall performance.

Greenlight Capital, an investment management company, released its Q1 2026 investor letter. In Q1 2026, the Greenlight Capital funds (the “Partnerships”) returned 6.5%, net of fees and expenses, compared to -4.4% for the S&P 500 index. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. Fundamentally, trading depends on predicting stock movements. Lessons from the financial […]

Moby summary of SLM Corporation's Q1 2026 earnings call

Wondering if SLM at around US$23.42 is offering value or just noise in your portfolio? This article breaks down what the price could be telling you about the business. The stock has moved 5.6% over the last week and 16.1% over the last month, yet year to date the return sits at a 14.6% decline and the 1 year return at a 15.2% decline, alongside a 63.9% gain over 3 years and a 34.3% gain over 5 years. Recent coverage has focused on SLM as a consumer finance name in a sector that often reacts...

SLM Corp (SLM) reports a robust first quarter with increased earnings per share and strategic initiatives in loan sales, despite facing competitive pressures in the Grad PLUS market.

The headline numbers for Sallie Mae (SLM) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended March 2026, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.