Kepler Cheuvreux Suisse SA Acquires New Holdings in Synchrony Financial $SYF

Kepler Cheuvreux Suisse SA bought a new stake in shares of Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 46,901 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $3,332,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of SYF. Westside Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Synchrony Financial by 100.0% during the third quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 358 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 179 shares during the period. Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna bought a new position in Synchrony Financial in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Salomon & Ludwin LLC increased its position in Synchrony Financial by 54.9% in the 3rd quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 412 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 146 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in Synchrony Financial by 337.0% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 590 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 455 shares during the period. Finally, Colonial Trust Co SC raised its stake in Synchrony Financial by 40.2% during the 3rd quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC now owns 474 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 136 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.48% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the company. TD Cowen boosted their price target on Synchrony Financial from $91.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Compass Point upgraded shares of Synchrony Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $96.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Synchrony Financial in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their target price on shares of Synchrony Financial from $91.00 to $85.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Truist Financial lowered their target price on shares of Synchrony Financial from $92.00 to $84.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Synchrony Financial has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $87.11.

Synchrony Financial Trading Down 2.6%

Shares of Synchrony Financial stock opened at $65.38 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $75.33 and a 200-day simple moving average of $75.82. Synchrony Financial has a fifty-two week low of $40.54 and a fifty-two week high of $88.77. The firm has a market cap of $22.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a quick ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98.

Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The financial services provider reported $2.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.02 by $0.16. Synchrony Financial had a return on equity of 23.07% and a net margin of 15.72%.The firm had revenue of $3.79 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.84 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.91 earnings per share. Synchrony Financial’s revenue was down .2% compared to the same quarter last year. Synchrony Financial has set its FY 2026 guidance at 9.100-9.500 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Synchrony Financial will post 7.67 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Synchrony Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 6th were paid a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 6th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.8%. Synchrony Financial’s payout ratio is currently 12.92%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Synchrony Financial

In related news, insider Brian J. Sr. Wenzel sold 47,112 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $67.16, for a total transaction of $3,164,041.92. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 64,221 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,313,082.36. This trade represents a 42.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Curtis Howse sold 7,882 shares of Synchrony Financial stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.71, for a total transaction of $533,690.22. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 94,873 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,423,850.83. This trade represents a 7.67% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 379,928 shares of company stock valued at $26,170,764. Corporate insiders own 0.33% of the company’s stock.

About Synchrony Financial

Synchrony Financial (NYSE: SYF) is a consumer financial services company that specializes in providing point-of-sale financing and private-label, co-branded and branded credit card programs. The company serves as a payments and lending partner to retailers, digital merchants and service providers, offering consumer financing solutions designed to drive customer engagement and sales. Synchrony also operates a direct bank that offers deposit products, including savings accounts and certificates of deposit, which support its funding and customer-facing product suite.

Its core product set includes private-label and co-branded credit cards, general-purpose credit cards, installment loan programs and promotional financing options that are integrated into merchants’ checkout experiences.