SLM (SLM) closed at $22.26 on Oct 20, 2026, up 3.2% on the day. The stock is down 11.2% over the past month, down 11.7% over three months, down 16.7% year to date and down 11.9% over the past year. It trades 27.4% below its 52-week high of $30.67 and 26.9% above its 52-week low of $17.55. The close sits below its 50-day moving average ($24.82) and below its 200-day moving average ($23.75).
Short interest was 10.4% of float (8.4 days to cover) as of Sep 30, 2026.
No — the Oct 20, 2026 close of $22.26 is 6.3% below the 200-day average of $23.75.
SLM closed 27.4% below its 52-week high of $30.67.
SLM Corporation, through its subsidiaries, originates and services private education loans to students and their families to finance the cost of their education in the United States. It provides retail deposit accounts, including high-yield savings accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit; and interest-bearing omnibus accounts. The company was formerly known as New BLC Corporation and changed its name to SLM Corporation in December 2013. SLM Corporation was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Newark, Delaware.
