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SLM Corp. (SLM) Stock: Navigating Drops and Gains

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Investigating a stock’s 52-week price history, covering the range of low and high prices, can provide significant information about its present state and future potential. SLM Corp.’s current trading price is -8.66% away from its 52-week high, while its distance from the 52-week low is 69.41%. The stock’s price range during this period has varied between $12.26 and $22.74. The company, active in the Financial sector, saw a trading volume of around 1.82 million for the day, considerably higher average daily volume of 1.74 million observed over the last three months.

The market performance of SLM Corp. has been somewhat stable. Over the past year, the company’s stock achieved a high of $22.74 on 05/07/24, with the lowest value for the same timeframe being $12.26, recorded on 10/26/23.

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How Financial Performance Impacts Market Capitalization

SLM Corp. (SLM) has experienced a quarterly decline of -1.28% in its revenues when compared to the same period in the previous year. Presently, the company has a total market capitalization of 4.56B and boasts a workforce of 1740 employees.

The Role of Moving Averages and Trading Volume in Technical Analysis

Based on Barchart.com data, the company’s moving average over the 100-day period was 20.67, with a change in price of +2.23. Similarly, SLM Corp. recorded 1,972,299 in trading volume during the last 100 days, posting a change of +12.03%.

How SLM’s Debt-to-Equity Ratio Affects Financial Health

A company’s financial condition and market reputation can be evaluated using the debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio. This ratio, calculated by dividing a company’s total liabilities by its shareholders’ equity, indicates the proportion of debt a company employs to back its assets in relation to its shareholders’ equity. At the time of writing, the total D/E ratio for SLM stands at 2.35. Similarly, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio is also 2.35.

SLM Stock Stochastic Average

As of today, the raw stochastic average of SLM Corp. over the past 50 days is 25.38%. This is a decrease compared to the raw stochastic average of the last 20 days, which was recorded at 33.50%. Additionally, the Stochastic %K and %D values for the company were 37.67% and 40.62%, respectively, over the past 20 days.

SLM Stock Price Performance Analysis

Investors have been left with mixed emotions regarding the stock price performance over the year, as it’s been a mixed bag. The metric has seen a significant gain of 8.63% since the start of this calendar year. Looking back over the last six months, we can see a weaker performance of 30.30%. Over the past 30 days, the price of SLM has leaped by -3.98%. And in the last five days, it has fallen by -0.72%.

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