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Synchrony Financial (SYF) stock: analyst price target and their real reliability

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Synchrony Financial · Financials · ref. ETF XLF · 54 calls · price $79.93
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What the company does: Synchrony Financial, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a consumer financial services company in the United States.

📈 Synchrony Financial (SYF) stock price

$79.93+4.4% over range
Aug 28, 25low $63.78 · high $88.47Aug 27, 26
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54% recommend buying · 13 analysts
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🎯 SYF price target & analyst consensusprice $79.93

The price target · all analysts combined (13 targets)
Highest target · 1 firm of 13$97+21.4%
Median target · of 13 targets$87.5+9.5%
Lowest target · 1 firm of 13$78-2.4%
Current price$79.93
Where these 13 targets sit · versus the current price · 1 target per firm, last 6 months
Above the price 1292% $80 ↔ $97
Below 18% $78
⭐ What the most reliable analysts say · those who beat their sector, targets replayed on real prices

⭐ The most reliable of them, either direction: HSBC76% of its targets hit on this sector (25 calls tested). It aims for $97 (+21 %), call made on July 14, 2026, maturing on July 14, 2027 (45 d ago).

The 9 reliable analysts $88+10 %
The 4 other firms $87.50+9.5 %
How to read it: the 9 reliable firms are not filtered by optimism — 8 aim above the price, 1 below, hence their $88 median. “The 4 others” are the firms that don't pass our reliability filter on this sector.
The consensus · 13 ratings (last 6 months)
Strong Buy00%
Buy754%
Hold646%
Sell00%
Strong Sell00%
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All analysts (the consensus)  ·  vs  ·  the best (those who've been right)
💬 A question about Synchrony Financial? The JPI assistant answers using our backtest data.

💰 Synchrony Financial dividend: yield, history & growth › open the full page

1.56%annual yield
That's ~$1.20 per share per year.

📈 Synchrony Financial fundamentals: valuation, margins & growth › open the full page

P/E 8.2Net margin 35.5 %Revenue growth +0.6 %Low P/E

Revenue, net income and margin per year

Revenue Net income · hover a bar for details
2022
marg. 25 %
2023
Rev +17%Profit −26%
2024
Rev +18%Profit +56%
2025
Rev −7%Profit +1%

🔎 Detailed analyses

🏛️ Which US Congress members hold Synchrony Financial (SYF)?

6 Congress members have disclosed SYF buys. Click a highlighted name to see their track record (do they beat the S&P 500?).
Susie Lee · 43%Dean Phillips · 39%Gilbert Cisneros · 48%Josh Gottheimer · 56%Zoe Lofgren · 41%Kathy Manning · 43%
→ Full members ranking (who beats the market)

✅ Historical analyst reliability on SYF

Hit rate measured on targets already matured (12 months), replayed against real prices. Click a header to sort.

Firm % right i Gain vs sector i Calls i
TD Cowen  100% +47.3% 3
Compass Point  100% +28.4% 3
Oppenheimer  100% +28.0% 2
JP Morgan  100% +21.8% 6
Wolfe Research  100% +12.2% 2
Piper Sandler  80% +38.0% 5
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods  80% +21.3% 5
Goldman Sachs  77% +18.6% 13
BTIG  75% +23.3% 4
Jefferies  75% +22.0% 4
See the other 12 firms
Buckingham Research 0% -13.2% 2
Morgan Stanley  20% -25.9% 20
Nomura 33% +0.9% 3
Barclays  40% -1.7% 10
Wells Fargo  55% +16.3% 11
Credit Suisse 64% +19.8% 14
BMO Capital  64% +20.0% 14
Evercore ISI Group  67% +23.1% 6
Deutsche Bank  67% +32.5% 6
JMP Securities 70% +32.7% 23
Citigroup  73% +23.2% 11
B of A Securities  75% -4.2% 4

📊 What $1,000 invested in Synchrony Financial would be worth › open the full page

In short — $1,000 invested in Synchrony Financial 10 years ago would be worth $2,501 today, i.e. +10%/yr on average. Best year: 2024 (+70%), worst: 2018 (-39%). Price performance, excluding dividends.

If I'd invested $1,000 in Synchrony Financial

InvestmentWorth todayGain
1 years ago$1,170+17%
3 years ago$2,314+131%
5 years ago$2,191+119%
→ See Synchrony Financial's full return history + gain calculator

Return by year (Synchrony Financial)

YearReturn$1,000 invested at year start
2026 (YTD)-9%$912 (-9%)
2025+28%$1,170 (+17%)
2024+70%$1,991 (+99%)
→ See Synchrony Financial's full return history + gain calculator
⚠️ Past performance, not predictive nor advice. Prices in $, excluding dividends. Yahoo Finance data.

📰 Recent news on Synchrony Financial

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📋 All analyst calls on SYF

Wolfe Research 
Aug 25, 26
▲ Outperform · 🎯$90
Price at call : $79.78 — upside +13%
Today : $79.93 — upside +13%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 54.1% · +7.4% (61 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Aug 25, 27
UBS 
Aug 3, 26
■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$87
Price at call : $79.08 — gap to target +10%
Today : $79.93 — gap to target +9%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 48.1% · +2.5% (482 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Aug 3, 27
▲ Outperform · 🎯$86
Price at call : $74.97 — upside +15%
Today : $79.93 — upside +8%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 54.2% · +0.6% (225 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Jul 28, 27
Wells Fargo 
Jul 22, 26
▲ Overweight · 🎯$88
Price at call : $71.77 — upside +23%
Today : $79.93 — upside +10%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 49.3% · +1.3% (694 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Jul 22, 27
RBC Capital 
Jul 22, 26
■ Sector Perform neutral · not a buy · 🎯$80
Price at call : $71.77 — gap to target +11%
Today : $79.93 — gap to target +0%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 44.5% · -1.2% (476 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Jul 22, 27
Baird 
Jul 22, 26
▲ Outperform · 🎯$90
Price at call : $72.81 — upside +24%
Today : $79.93 — upside +13%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 52.8% · +0.7% (163 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Jul 22, 27
HSBC 
Jul 13, 26
▲ Buy · 🎯$97
Price at call : $73.68 — upside +32%
Today : $79.93 — upside +21%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 40% · -2.7% (25 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Jul 13, 27
JP Morgan 
Jul 13, 26
■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$78
Price at call : $73.21 — gap to target +7%
Today : $79.93 — gap to target -2%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 51.9% · -0.5% (505 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Jul 13, 27
See the other 46 calls, newest to oldest
TD Cowen 
Jul 7, 26
▲ Buy · 🎯$90
Price at call : $68.26 — upside +32%
Today : $79.93 — upside +13%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 39.7% · -6.2% (58 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Jul 7, 27
UBS 
Jul 7, 26
■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$84
Price at call : $75.52 — gap to target +11%
Today : $79.93 — gap to target +5%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 48.1% · +2.5% (482 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Jul 7, 27
Loop Capital 
May 22, 26
■ Hold neutral · not a buy · 🎯$81
Price at call : $71.9 — gap to target +13%
Today : $79.93 — gap to target +1%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 50% · -7.0% (8 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : May 22, 27
■ Hold neutral · not a buy · 🎯$82
Price at call : $76.62 — gap to target +7%
Today : $79.93 — gap to target +3%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 60.5% · +5.6% (124 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Apr 23, 27
Barclays 
Apr 22, 26
▲ Overweight · 🎯$93
Price at call : $78.69 — upside +18%
Today : $79.93 — upside +16%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 49.8% · +0.4% (959 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Apr 22, 27
Baird 
Apr 22, 26
▲ Outperform · 🎯$86
Price at call : $78.69 — upside +9%
Today : $79.93 — upside +8%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 52.8% · +0.7% (163 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Apr 22, 27
BTIG 
Apr 22, 26
■ Neutral neutral · not a buy
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 30% · -15.9% (20 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Apr 22, 27
JP Morgan 
Apr 9, 26
■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$73
Price at call : $72.41 — gap to target +1%
Today : $79.93 — gap to target -9%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 51.9% · -0.5% (505 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Apr 9, 27
Wells Fargo 
Apr 9, 26
▲ Overweight · 🎯$95
Price at call : $72.41 — upside +31%
Today : $79.93 — upside +19%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 49.3% · +1.3% (694 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Apr 9, 27
▲ Outperform · 🎯$80
Price at call : $68.85 — upside +16%
Today : $79.93 — upside +0%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 54.2% · +0.6% (225 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Apr 6, 27
Barclays 
Apr 6, 26
▲ Overweight · 🎯$82
Price at call : $68.85 — upside +19%
Today : $79.93 — upside +3%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 49.8% · +0.4% (959 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Apr 6, 27
■ Hold neutral · not a buy · 🎯$71
Price at call : $67.27 — gap to target +6%
Today : $79.93 — gap to target -11%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 60.5% · +5.6% (124 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Mar 23, 27
BTIG 
Mar 11, 26
▲ Buy · 🎯$96
Price at call : $63.97 — upside +50%
Today : $79.93 — upside +20%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 30% · -15.9% (20 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Mar 11, 27
Baird 
Feb 13, 26
▲ Outperform · 🎯$83
Price at call : $71.38 — upside +16%
Today : $79.93 — upside +4%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 52.8% · +0.7% (163 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Feb 13, 27
■ Hold neutral · not a buy · 🎯$84
Price at call : $72.63 — gap to target +16%
Today : $79.93 — gap to target +5%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 60.5% · +5.6% (124 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Jan 29, 27
JP Morgan 
Jan 28, 26
■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$84
Price at call : $73.37 — gap to target +14%
Today : $79.93 — gap to target +5%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 51.9% · -0.5% (505 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Jan 28, 27
RBC Capital 
Jan 28, 26
■ Sector Perform neutral · not a buy · 🎯$85
Price at call : $73.37 — gap to target +16%
Today : $79.93 — gap to target +6%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 44.5% · -1.2% (476 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Jan 28, 27
Barclays 
Jan 28, 26
▲ Overweight · 🎯$93
Price at call : $73.37 — upside +27%
Today : $79.93 — upside +16%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 49.8% · +0.4% (959 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Jan 28, 27
BTIG 
Jan 28, 26
▲ Buy · 🎯$96
Price at call : $73.42 — upside +31%
Today : $79.93 — upside +20%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 30% · -15.9% (20 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Jan 28, 27
JP Morgan 
Jan 12, 26
■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$86
Price at call : $78.06 — gap to target +10%
Today : $79.93 — gap to target +8%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 51.9% · -0.5% (505 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Jan 12, 27
TD Cowen 
Jan 8, 26
▲ Buy · 🎯$100
Price at call : $86.89 — upside +15%
Today : $79.93 — upside +25%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 39.7% · -6.2% (58 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Jan 8, 27
Barclays 
Jan 6, 26
▲ Overweight · 🎯$101
Price at call : $87.43 — upside +16%
Today : $79.93 — upside +26%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 49.8% · +0.4% (959 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Jan 6, 27
Wells Fargo 
Jan 5, 26
▲ Overweight · 🎯$100
Price at call : $88.47 — upside +13%
Today : $79.93 — upside +25%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 49.3% · +1.3% (694 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Jan 5, 27
▲ Outperform · 🎯$98
Price at call : $86.74 — upside +13%
Today : $79.93 — upside +23%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 49.7% · +1.3% (491 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Jan 2, 27
■ Hold neutral · not a buy · 🎯$92
Price at call : $85.57 — gap to target +8%
Today : $79.93 — gap to target +15%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 60.5% · +5.6% (124 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Dec 22, 26
Wells Fargo 
Dec 17, 25
▲ Overweight · 🎯$95
Price at call : $83.68 — upside +14%
Today : $79.93 — upside +19%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 49.3% · +1.3% (694 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Dec 17, 26
Baird 
Dec 5, 25
■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$82
Price at call : $80.36 — gap to target +2%
Today : $79.93 — gap to target +3%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 52.8% · +0.7% (163 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Dec 5, 26
■ Hold neutral · not a buy · 🎯$78
Price at call : $72.26 — gap to target +8%
Today : $79.93 — gap to target -2%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 60.5% · +5.6% (124 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Oct 17, 26
Wells Fargo 
Oct 16, 25
▲ Overweight · 🎯$85
Price at call : $71.51 — upside +19%
Today : $79.93 — upside +6%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 49.3% · +1.3% (694 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Oct 16, 26
Barclays 
Oct 16, 25
▲ Overweight · 🎯$86
Price at call : $70.25 — upside +22%
Today : $79.93 — upside +8%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 49.8% · +0.4% (959 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Oct 16, 26
BTIG 
Oct 16, 25
▲ Buy · 🎯$100
Price at call : $70.25 — upside +42%
Today : $79.93 — upside +25%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 30% · -15.9% (20 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Oct 16, 26
HSBC 
Oct 10, 25
▲ Buy · 🎯$81
Price at call : $68.02 — upside +19%
Today : $79.93 — upside +1%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 40% · -2.7% (25 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Oct 10, 26
UBS 
Oct 7, 25
■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$79
Price at call : $70.97 — gap to target +11%
Today : $79.93 — gap to target -1%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 48.1% · +2.5% (482 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Oct 7, 26
JP Morgan 
Oct 7, 25
■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$75
Price at call : $70.9 — gap to target +6%
Today : $79.93 — gap to target -6%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 51.9% · -0.5% (505 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Oct 7, 26
Barclays 
Oct 6, 25
▲ Overweight · 🎯$83
Price at call : $70.9 — upside +17%
Today : $79.93 — upside +4%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 49.8% · +0.4% (959 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Oct 6, 26
▲ Outperform · 🎯$86
Price at call : $70.28 — upside +22%
Today : $79.93 — upside +8%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 49.7% · +1.3% (491 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Oct 1, 26
▲ Outperform · 🎯$84
Price at call : $69.84 — upside +20%
Today : $79.93 — upside +5%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 54.2% · +0.6% (225 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Sep 30, 26
Morgan Stanley 
Sep 29, 25
■ Equal-Weight neutral · not a buy · 🎯$82
Price at call : $71.05 — gap to target +15%
Today : $79.93 — gap to target +3%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 54% · +2.2% (1106 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Sep 29, 26
JMP Securities
Sep 25, 25
▲ Market Outperform · 🎯$88
Price at call : $74.28 — upside +18%
Today : $79.93 — upside +10%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 unranked overall
in progress (365j)
matures : Sep 25, 26
▲ Buy · 🎯$80
Price at call : $76.01 — upside +5%
Today : $79.93 — upside +0%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 51.5% · +4.6% (441 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Sep 11, 26
■ Hold neutral · not a buy · 🎯$76
Price at call : $71.81 — gap to target +6%
Today : $79.93 — gap to target -5%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 60.5% · +5.6% (124 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Jul 24, 26
RBC Capital 
Jul 23, 25
■ Sector Perform neutral · not a buy · 🎯$78
Price at call : $71.81 — gap to target +9%
Today : $79.93 — gap to target -2%
🎯 on SYF : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 44.5% · -1.2% (476 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Jul 23, 26
Compass Point 
Jan 28, 25
■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$70
Price at call : $68.77 — gap to target +2%
Today : $79.93 — gap to target -12%
🎯 on SYF : 100% (3 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 55.7% · +3.9% (70 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Jan 28, 26
Compass Point 
Dec 10, 24
▲ Buy · 🎯$77
Price at call : $68.53 — upside +12%
Today : $79.93 — upside -4%
Expected +12% · Actual +25% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes
🎯 on SYF : 100% (3 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 55.7% · +3.9% (70 calls)
+25.0%
stock +25% · XLF +10%
matured Dec 10, 25
Compass Point 
Oct 16, 24
▲ Buy · 🎯$60
Price at call : $56.7 — upside +6%
Today : $79.93 — upside -25%
Expected +6% · Actual +26% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes
🎯 on SYF : 100% (3 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 55.7% · +3.9% (70 calls)
+26.1%
stock +26% · XLF +10%
matured Oct 16, 25
Compass Point 
Jul 16, 24
▲ Buy · 🎯$56
Price at call : $51.71 — upside +8%
Today : $79.93 — upside -30%
Expected +8% · Actual +34% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes
🎯 on SYF : 100% (3 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 55.7% · +3.9% (70 calls)
+34.0%
stock +34% · XLF +20%
matured Jul 16, 25

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Should I buy Synchrony Financial stock?

This isn't buy advice. For Synchrony Financial, the analyst consensus is "Buy", with an average price target of $87.50 (+9% vs the current price). What matters is their past reliability on this stock: the most reliable one is right 100% of the time (3 calls tracked on Synchrony Financial). We show the numbers — you decide.

Is it too late to buy Synchrony Financial? How high can it go?

The most bullish analyst target on Synchrony Financial is $97.00 (+21% above today's price); the average is $87.50. That's the upside they see. Check how reliable those analysts have actually been on Synchrony Financial on our site before trusting it.

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