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How to buy Synchrony Financial stock (SYF)

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Synchrony Financial is a credit services business based in the US. Synchrony Financial shares (SYF) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $53.15 – an increase of 2.49% over the previous week. Synchrony Financial employs 20,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $8.8 billion.

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Synchrony Financial stock price (NYSE: SYF)

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Synchrony Financial shares at a glance

Information last updated 2024-10-08.
Latest market close$53.15
52-week range$26.58 - $52.38
50-day moving average $48.13
200-day moving average $43.83
Wall St. target price$55.35
PE ratio 7.2025
Dividend yield $1 (1.94%)
Earnings per share (TTM) $7.16

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Synchrony Financial price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $53.15 from 2024-10-11

1 week (2024-10-04) 2.49%
1 month (2024-09-12) 14.52%
3 months (2024-07-12) 8.23%
6 months (2024-04-12) 31.53%
1 year (2023-10-12) 80.60%
2 years (2022-10-08) N/A
3 years (2021-10-12) 6.96%
5 years (2019-10-11) 70.45%

Is Synchrony Financial stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Synchrony Financial stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Synchrony Financial's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Synchrony Financial's P/E ratio

Synchrony Financial's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 7x. In other words, Synchrony Financial shares trade at around 7x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Synchrony Financial's PEG ratio

Synchrony Financial's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.6241. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Synchrony Financial's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Synchrony Financial financials

Revenue TTM $8.8 billion
Operating margin TTM 41.76%
Gross profit TTM $8.3 billion
Return on assets TTM 2.62%
Return on equity TTM 20.78%
Profit margin 34.23%
Book value $36.24
Market Capitalization $20.5 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Synchrony Financial share dividends

14%

Dividend payout ratio: 13.89% of net profits

Recently Synchrony Financial has paid out, on average, around 13.89% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 1.94% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Synchrony Financial shareholders could enjoy a 1.94% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Synchrony Financial's case, that would currently equate to about $1 per share.

While Synchrony Financial's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Synchrony Financial is investing more in its future growth.

Synchrony Financial's most recent dividend payout was on 14 August 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 4 August 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Synchrony Financial share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Synchrony Financial's shares have ranged in value from as little as $26.582 up to $52.3773. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

SYF.US volatility(beta: 1.61)Avg. volatility(beta: 1.00)LowHigh

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Synchrony Financial's is 1.61. This would suggest that Synchrony Financial's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Synchrony Financial overview

Synchrony Financial, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a consumer financial services company in the United States. It provides credit products, such as credit cards, commercial credit products, and consumer installment loans. The company also offers private label credit cards, dual co-brand and general purpose credit cards, short- and long-term installment loans, and consumer banking products; and deposit products, including certificates of deposit, individual retirement accounts, money market accounts, and savings accounts, and sweep and affinity deposits, as well as accepts deposits through third-party securities brokerage firms. In addition, it provides debt cancellation products to its credit card customers through online, mobile, and direct mail; and healthcare payments and financing solutions under the CareCredit and Walgreens brands; payments and financing solutions in the apparel, specialty retail, outdoor, music, and luxury industries, such as American Eagle, Dick's Sporting Goods, Guitar Center, Kawasaki, Pandora, Polaris, Suzuki, and Sweetwater. The company offers its credit products through programs established with a group of national and regional retailers, local merchants, manufacturers, buying groups, industry associations, and healthcare service providers; and deposit products through various channels, such as digital and print. It serves digital, health and wellness, retail, home, auto, telecommunications, jewelry, pets, and other industries. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

Frequently asked questions

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What percentage of Synchrony Financial is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.532% of Synchrony Financial shares are held by insiders and 100.793% by institutions.
How many people work for Synchrony Financial?
Latest data suggests 20,000 work at Synchrony Financial.
When does the fiscal year end for Synchrony Financial?
Synchrony Financial's fiscal year ends in December.
Where is Synchrony Financial based?
Synchrony Financial's address is: 777 Long Ridge Road, Stamford, CT, United States, 06902
What is Synchrony Financial's ISIN number?
Synchrony Financial's international securities identification number is: US87165B1035
What is Synchrony Financial's CUSIP number?
Synchrony Financial's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 87165B103

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