Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Sells 588,999 Shares of Synchrony Financial $SYF

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP reduced its stake in Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) by 9.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,785,767 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 588,999 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned 1.61% of Synchrony Financial worth $411,188,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in SYF. Cresset Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Synchrony Financial by 266.5% in the third quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 11,800 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $838,000 after acquiring an additional 8,580 shares during the period. CI Investments Inc. grew its position in shares of Synchrony Financial by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 106,878 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $7,594,000 after purchasing an additional 1,289 shares during the period. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co increased its stake in Synchrony Financial by 10.4% during the 3rd quarter. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 35,548 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,526,000 after purchasing an additional 3,345 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Synchrony Financial during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,684,000. Finally, Aprio Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Synchrony Financial by 6.8% in the third quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,507 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $320,000 after buying an additional 285 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.48% of the company’s stock.

More Synchrony Financial News

Here are the key news stories impacting Synchrony Financial this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Consumer/merchant tailwind — surveys show rising consumer use of generative AI as a shopping advisor, which could lift card spend, merchant partnerships and demand for Synchrony’s financing and loyalty products. Generative AI Shopping Survey
• Positive Sentiment: Solid recent results and outlook — Synchrony beat Q4 EPS expectations ($2.18 vs. $2.02) and set FY2026 EPS guidance at $9.10–$9.50, supporting the credit franchise’s earnings power and capital return capacity. MarketBeat SYF
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor outreach — Synchrony’s CFO will present at the 2026 RBC Global Financial Institutions Conference; this is routine but could provide management color on credit trends, capital and buybacks. RBC Conference Notice
• Neutral Sentiment: Dividend support — Synchrony recently paid a $0.30 quarterly dividend (annualized $1.20, ~1.8% yield), which underpins income-focused demand but is a modest yield relative to peers. Dividend Details
• Negative Sentiment: Large insider selling — multiple executives disclosed sales on Mar 2–3 totaling roughly ~$22M (notable: Brian D. Doubles ~217,554 shares, ~$14.94M). Traders often interpret concentrated insider sales as a near-term negative for sentiment until clarified. SEC filings: Brian Doubles Form 4, Darrell Owens Form 4, Brian J. Wenzel Form 4

Insider Activity at Synchrony Financial

In other news, insider Curtis Howse sold 7,882 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,423,850.83. The trade was a 7.67% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Brian J. Sr. Wenzel sold 47,112 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.16, for a total value of $3,164,041.92. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 64,221 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,313,082.36. The trade was a 42.32% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 379,928 shares of company stock worth $26,170,764 in the last quarter. 0.32% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Synchrony Financial Stock Up 0.9%

SYF stock opened at $69.25 on Thursday. Synchrony Financial has a 1-year low of $40.54 and a 1-year high of $88.77. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $76.76 and its 200 day simple moving average is $75.93. The company has a current ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.07 billion, a PE ratio of 7.45, a PEG ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.42.

Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) last posted 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 net margin of 15.72% and a return on equity of 23.07%. The company had revenue of $3.79 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.84 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.91 EPS. Synchrony Financial’s quarterly 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. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Synchrony Financial will post 7.67 EPS for the current year.

Synchrony Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 6th were given a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 6th. Synchrony Financial’s dividend payout ratio is presently 12.92%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

SYF has been the topic of a number of research reports. Wall Street Zen lowered Synchrony Financial from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, January 31st. Truist Financial dropped their target price on Synchrony Financial from $92.00 to $84.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on Synchrony Financial in a research report on Monday, December 8th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $92.00 price target for the company. BTIG Research decreased their price target on shares of Synchrony Financial from $100.00 to $96.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Synchrony Financial in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. 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, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $87.11.

Synchrony Financial Company Profile

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.