Synchrony Financial Stock Today

SYF Stock  USD 65.14  0.74  1.15%   

Performance

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Synchrony Financial is trading at 65.14 as of the 21st of November 2024. This is a 1.15 percent up since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's lowest day price was 63.8. Synchrony Financial has a very small chance of experiencing financial distress in the next few years and had a good performance during the last 90 days. Note, on April 21, 2023, Representative Ann Wagner of US Congress acquired $100k to $250k worth of Synchrony Financial's common stock.
Business Domain
Financial Services
IPO Date
31st of July 2014
Classification
Financials
Synchrony Financial, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a consumer financial services company in the United States. Synchrony Financial was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. Synchrony Financial operates under Credit Services classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. The company has 389.34 M outstanding shares of which 10.74 M shares are at this time shorted by investors with about 3.38 days to cover. More on Synchrony Financial

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Synchrony Stock Highlights

ESG Sustainability
Environmental
Governance
Social
CEONeeraj Mehta
Old NameSYSTAR
Business ConcentrationConsumer Finance, Financial Services, NYSE Composite, SP 500 Index, Financials, Consumer Finance, Credit Services, Financial Services (View all Sectors)
Average Analyst Recommendation
Financial Strength
Current ValueLast YearChange From Last Year 10 Year Trend
Return On Assets0.03120.0191
Way Up
Slightly volatile
Asset Turnover0.04080.043
Notably Down
Slightly volatile
Gross Profit Margin0.991.05
Notably Down
Slightly volatile
Net Debt1.6 B1.7 B
Notably Down
Slightly volatile
Total Current Liabilities4.5 B4.2 B
Notably Up
Slightly volatile
Non Current Liabilities Total15.2 B16 B
Notably Down
Very volatile
Total Assets99.3 B117.5 B
Fairly Down
Slightly volatile
Total Current Assets112 B106.7 B
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Total Cash From Operating Activities7.8 B8.6 B
Moderately Down
Slightly volatile
Debt Levels
Synchrony Financial can leverage the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. In general, analyzing the relationship between debt to total assets helps investors to understand Synchrony Financial's financial leverage. It provides some insight into what part of Synchrony Financial's total assets is financed by creditors.
Liquidity
Synchrony Financial has 15.98 B in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 5.66, demonstrating that the company may be unable to create cash to meet all of its financial commitments. Note however, debt could still be an excellent tool for Synchrony to invest in growth at high rates of return.

Free Cash Flow

6.8 Billion
Synchrony Financial (SYF) is traded on New York Stock Exchange in USA. It is located in 777 Long Ridge Road, Stamford, CT, United States, 06902 and employs 20,000 people. Synchrony Financial is listed under Consumer Finance category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Large-Cap' category with a total capitalization of 25.07 B. Synchrony Financial runs under Consumer Finance sector within Financials industry. The entity has 389.34 M outstanding shares of which 10.74 M shares are at this time shorted by investors with about 3.38 days to cover. Synchrony Financial has about 11.96 B in cash with 8.59 B of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 26.55.
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Ownership Allocation
The majority of Synchrony Financial outstanding shares are owned by institutional holders. These institutional investors are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to take positions in Synchrony Financial to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutions are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Synchrony Financial. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Synchrony Financial as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Please note that on April 21, 2023, Representative Ann Wagner of US Congress acquired $100k to $250k worth of Synchrony Financial's common stock.
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Synchrony Stock Institutional Holders

InstituionRecorded OnShares
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.2024-09-30
6.5 M
Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc2024-06-30
6.3 M
Aqr Capital Management Llc2024-06-30
5.7 M
Norges Bank2024-06-30
5.2 M
Goldman Sachs Group Inc2024-06-30
5.2 M
Allianz Asset Management Ag2024-06-30
4.7 M
Ameriprise Financial Inc2024-06-30
4.6 M
Bank Of New York Mellon Corp2024-06-30
4.4 M
Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc.2024-06-30
4.3 M
Vanguard Group Inc2024-09-30
49.6 M
Capital World Investors2024-09-30
43.1 M
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Synchrony Financial Historical Income Statement

At this time, Synchrony Financial's Operating Income is most likely to increase significantly in the upcoming years. The Synchrony Financial's current EBITDA is estimated to increase to about 5.1 B, while Selling General Administrative is projected to decrease to roughly 1.3 B. View More Fundamentals

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Synchrony Financial Corporate Directors

Roy GuthrieIndependent DirectorProfile
Arthur CovielloIndependent DirectorProfile
Fernando AguirreIndependent DirectorProfile
Ellen ZaneIndependent DirectorProfile
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Is Consumer Finance space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Synchrony Financial. If investors know Synchrony will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Synchrony Financial listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.311
Dividend Share
1
Earnings Share
7.7
Revenue Per Share
22.405
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.116
The market value of Synchrony Financial is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Synchrony that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Synchrony Financial's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Synchrony Financial's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Synchrony Financial's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Synchrony Financial's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Synchrony Financial's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Synchrony Financial is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Synchrony Financial's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.