$1,060,000 of SLM CORPORATION lobbying was just disclosed, from Q1 of 2025, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.
This included lobbying on issues like:
"Issues pertaining to federal student loan programs; S. 308: Graduate Opportunity and Affordable Loans Act (all provisions); H.Con.Res.14 (issues pertaining to federal student loan programs); H.R. 1739/S. 801: Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act (issues pertaining to federal student loans). Issues pertaining to the official accounting of federal student loan programs (no specific bills); H.Con.Res.14: Issues pertaining to federal student loan programs. Issues pertaining to industrial loan companies (no specific bills)"
You can find more data on corporate lobbying on Quiver Quantitative.
SLM Insider Trading Activity
SLM insiders have traded $SLM stock on the open market 7 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 6 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $SLM stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- ROBERT S. STRONG has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 54,000 shares for an estimated $1,512,540.
- KERRI A. PALMER (EVP, Chief Operational Officer) sold 25,000 shares for an estimated $797,522
- DONNA F VIEIRA (EVP & Chief Commercial Officer) sold 13,717 shares for an estimated $446,037
- TED MANVITZ purchased 10,000 shares for an estimated $289,032
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
SLM Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 170 institutional investors add shares of SLM stock to their portfolio, and 151 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS added 5,224,849 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $144,101,335
- BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC added 5,092,179 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $140,442,296
- T. ROWE PRICE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. added 2,768,741 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $76,361,876
- DUQUESNE FAMILY OFFICE LLC added 2,520,275 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $69,509,184
- VANGUARD GROUP INC removed 2,417,962 shares (-7.7%) from their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $66,687,391
- IMPACTIVE CAPITAL LP removed 2,192,253 shares (-12.5%) from their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $60,462,337
- FMR LLC added 2,111,699 shares (+39.0%) to their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $58,240,658
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
SLM Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $SLM in the last several months. We have seen 2 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Deutsche Bank issued a "Buy" rating on 01/03/2025
- Morgan Stanley issued a "Overweight" rating on 12/19/2024
To track analyst ratings and price targets for SLM, check out Quiver Quantitative's $SLM forecast page.
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