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Synchrony Financial (SYF) stock, explained like you're 5
Synchrony Financial trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker SYF. It is a large cap company in the consumer services industry, part of the financial services sector, with a market value of about 27.1 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- SYF
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Consumer Services
- Size
- Large cap, about 27.1 billion dollars
Is Synchrony Financial a small, medium or large cap company?
Yes. Synchrony Financial is a large cap stock. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 27.1 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Synchrony Financial makes money
- Interest earned on loans minus interest paid on deposits.
- Fees for payments, advice, trading and insurance.
- Investment returns on the money they manage.
What moves SYF stock
- Interest rates and the health of the economy.
- How many borrowers fail to repay loans.
- Rules from regulators and market activity.
In the news lately
- Synchrony Financial $SYF Stock Bought by SteelPeak Wealth LLC (MarketBeat)
- Is the Options Market Predicting a Spike in Synchrony Financial Stock? (Yahoo Finance)
- SYF Stock Research & Analysis (Fundstrat Direct)
- Synchrony Financial stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day (MarketWatch)
- Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) Stock Forecast & Analyst Predictions (Simply Wall Street)
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Questions about Synchrony Financial stock
What does Synchrony Financial do?
Synchrony Financial trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker SYF. It is a large cap company in the consumer services industry, part of the financial services sector, with a market value of about 27.1 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Synchrony Financial?
Synchrony Financial trades under the ticker SYF on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is Synchrony Financial's market cap?
Synchrony Financial is a large cap stock with a market cap of about 27.1 billion dollars.
How does Synchrony Financial make money?
Interest earned on loans minus interest paid on deposits. Fees for payments, advice, trading and insurance. Investment returns on the money they manage.
What moves SYF stock?
Interest rates and the health of the economy. How many borrowers fail to repay loans. Rules from regulators and market activity.
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