SLM Co. (NASDAQ:SLMBP) to Issue $1.60 Quarterly Dividend

SLM Co. (NASDAQ:SLMBPGet Free Report) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 23rd,Wall Street Journal reports. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be paid a dividend of 1.5951 per share on Monday, March 17th. This represents a $6.38 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.62%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 5th.

SLM has increased its dividend payment by an average of 57.4% per year over the last three years.

SLM Stock Down 0.6 %

Shares of SLM stock opened at $74.02 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $74.14 and a 200 day moving average of $75.07. SLM has a fifty-two week low of $69.75 and a fifty-two week high of $80.67.

About SLM

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SLM Corporation, through its subsidiaries, originates and services private education loans to students and their families to finance the cost of their education in the United States. It is also involved in the provision of retail deposit accounts, including certificates of deposit, money market accounts, and high-yield savings accounts; and interest-bearing omnibus accounts.

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Dividend History for SLM (NASDAQ:SLMBP)

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