Synchrony Financial Q4 Earnings Report Analysis
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 1h ago
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- Earnings Performance: Synchrony Financial reported a Q4 GAAP EPS of $2.04, missing estimates by $0.01, with a $51 million restructuring charge related to a voluntary early retirement program, reducing diluted EPS by $0.14.
- Revenue and Expenditure: The company's revenue of $3.79 billion, down 0.3% year-over-year, fell short of expectations by $40 million, indicating signs of weak market demand that could impact future investment decisions.
- Loan and Account Dynamics: Loan receivables decreased by 1% to $103.8 billion, while active accounts also fell by 1% to 69.3 million, reflecting a decline in customer borrowing demand that may pose challenges for the company's long-term growth.
- Financial Metric Changes: The net interest margin increased by 82 basis points to 15.83%, but the efficiency ratio rose by 360 basis points to 36.9%, primarily due to restructuring costs, indicating pressure on the company's cost control efforts.
Analyst Views on SYF
Wall Street analysts forecast SYF stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for SYF is 94.60 USD with a low forecast of 83.00 USD and a high forecast of 101.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
15 Analyst Rating
10 Buy
5 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 76.610
Low
83.00
Averages
94.60
High
101.00
Current: 76.610
Low
83.00
Averages
94.60
High
101.00
About SYF
Synchrony Financial is a consumer financial services company focused on delivering digitally enabled product suites. The Company provides a range of credit products through financing programs it has established with a diverse group of national and regional retailers, local merchants, manufacturers, buying groups, industry associations and healthcare service providers. It offers private label, dual card, co-brand, and general-purpose credit cards, as well as short- and long-term installment loans, and savings products through Synchrony Bank (the Bank). The Company primarily manages its credit products through five sales platforms such as Home & Auto, Digital, Diversified & Value, Health & Wellness and Lifestyle. The Bank offers directly to retail, affinity relationships and commercial customers, a range of deposit products, including certificates of deposit, individual retirement accounts (IRAs), money market accounts, savings accounts and sweep and affinity deposits.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
