Synchrony Financial (SYF) – Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates

Synchrony Financial (NYSE: SYF) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 10/6/2025 – Synchrony Financial had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $80.00 to $83.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/1/2025 – Synchrony Financial had its price target raised by analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $82.00 to $86.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 9/30/2025 – Synchrony Financial had its price target raised by analysts at Evercore ISI from $83.00 to $84.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 9/29/2025 – Synchrony Financial had its price target raised by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $72.00 to $82.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 9/27/2025 – Synchrony Financial had its “buy (b-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 9/25/2025 – Synchrony Financial had its price target raised by analysts at JMP Securities from $77.00 to $88.00. They now have a “market outperform” rating on the stock.
• 9/20/2025 – Synchrony Financial was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 9/11/2025 – Synchrony Financial had its price target raised by analysts at Bank of America Corporation from $75.00 to $80.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/22/2025 – Synchrony Financial was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.

Synchrony Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, August 5th were issued a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, August 5th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. Synchrony Financial’s dividend payout ratio is currently 14.56%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Synchrony Financial news, insider Brian J. Sr. Wenzel sold 8,514 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $70.00, for a total value of $595,980.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 68,588 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,801,160. This trade represents a 11.04% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Darrell Owens sold 600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.95, for a total transaction of $40,770.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 21,372 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,452,227.40. The trade was a 2.73% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.32% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Synchrony Financial, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a consumer financial services company in the United States. It provides credit products, such as credit cards, commercial credit products, and consumer installment loans. The company also offers private label credit cards, dual co-brand and general purpose credit cards, short- and long-term installment loans, and consumer banking products; and deposit products, including certificates of deposit, individual retirement accounts, money market accounts, and savings accounts, and sweep and affinity deposits, as well as accepts deposits through third-party securities brokerage firms.