Synchrony Financial (SYF)
NYSEFinancialsFinancial - Credit ServicesSnapshot 2026-09-04
$79.92+0.09%
Close 2026-09-04 · 1-day change
NYSEFinancialsFinancial - Credit ServicesSnapshot 2026-09-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Consumer Finance is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
The reason to own it still holds.
View ThesisRevenue growth is slowing — up about 0% over the past year and decelerating.
View GrowthRanks among the strongest in its industry on quality — around the top 9%.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, the balance sheet, market reaction to earnings.
View ManagementExpectations look high — what the market is pricing in runs ahead of what analysts forecast.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskSynchrony Financial's growth depends on its recent collaboration with OpenAI to enhance AI capabilities. Revenue growth has been steady, with a recent earnings beat of 24%. It trades at 1.6× price-to-book, in line with its peer median, suggesting the market prices in more growth than expected. The risk lies in potential guidance cuts, with an 18% probability of a miss next quarter. Peer multiples imply a price about 7% above where it trades. Our read remains intact.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-04. SYF is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 24 analysts currently covering SYF (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 8 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for SYF in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 12 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Consumer Finance — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Threatens: Maintain disciplined underwriting and credit strategy
Increased delinquencies threaten disciplined underwriting strategy.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-04. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $79.92
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $79.92.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Below average on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Invest in growth and innovation
Q2 beat and OpenAI deal support growth and innovation.
Advances: Invest in growth and innovation
Expansion in AI ties supports growth and innovation objectives.
Advances: Invest in growth and innovation
Partnership enhances growth and innovation potential.
Advances: New $6.5B share repurchase program
Upgrade highlights buyback program's positive impact on stock value.
Advances: Disciplined underwriting and credit strategy
EPS guidance supports disciplined underwriting and growth strategy.
Advances: Disciplined underwriting and credit strategy
Earnings beat indicates strong underwriting and credit strategy.
Advances: Disciplined underwriting and credit strategy
Record sales support disciplined underwriting and growth.