MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH Invests $822,000 in Synchrony Financial $SYF

MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH acquired a new stake in Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 10,813 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $822,000.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in Synchrony Financial by 8.9% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 8,302 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $439,000 after purchasing an additional 679 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP raised its stake in shares of Synchrony Financial by 36.2% during the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 35,582 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,884,000 after purchasing an additional 9,460 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its holdings in shares of Synchrony Financial by 7.7% in the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 6,406 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $339,000 after buying an additional 459 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 455 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Synchrony Financial by 56.1% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 6,062 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $405,000 after buying an additional 2,178 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.48% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Synchrony Financial from $84.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Synchrony Financial from $81.00 to $78.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 13th. HSBC lifted their price objective on shares of Synchrony Financial from $93.00 to $97.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Loop Capital initiated coverage on shares of Synchrony Financial in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. They set a “hold” rating and a $81.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on shares of Synchrony Financial from $85.00 to $80.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $87.78.

Synchrony Financial Stock Down 2.2%

SYF opened at $78.21 on Friday. Synchrony Financial has a 1-year low of $63.08 and a 1-year high of $88.77. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $76.64 and its 200 day simple moving average is $73.11. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08. The stock has a market cap of $25.45 billion, a PE ratio of 8.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 1.32.

Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 21st. The financial services provider reported $2.59 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.14 by $0.45. Synchrony Financial had a net margin of 15.44% and a return on equity of 23.09%. The firm had revenue of $3.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.72 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.50 earnings per share. Synchrony Financial has set its FY 2026 guidance at 9.250-9.500 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Synchrony Financial will post 9.39 earnings per share for the current year.

Synchrony Financial Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 17th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 5th were paid a dividend of $0.34 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 5th. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. This is a boost from Synchrony Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. Synchrony Financial’s dividend payout ratio is 13.93%.

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.