Navient (NASDAQ:NAVI) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance
by Amy Steele · The Cerbat GemNavient (NASDAQ:NAVI – Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 1.000-1.200 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.070. The company issued revenue guidance of -.
Navient Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ NAVI traded down $0.11 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $12.10. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 61,241 shares, compared to its average volume of 810,212. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 16.98, a quick ratio of 9.41 and a current ratio of 9.41. Navient has a fifty-two week low of $10.53 and a fifty-two week high of $16.07. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $12.93 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $13.26. The company has a market cap of $1.18 billion, a P/E ratio of -22.47 and a beta of 1.33.
Navient (NASDAQ:NAVI – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 28th. The credit services provider reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter. Navient had a negative net margin of 1.48% and a positive return on equity of 4.12%. The company had revenue of $511.00 million during the quarter. On average, analysts forecast that Navient will post 1.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Navient Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 5th were given a dividend of $0.16 per share. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.3%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 5th. Navient’s payout ratio is currently -118.52%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several brokerages have commented on NAVI. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Navient from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their target price on shares of Navient from $15.00 to $14.50 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 1st. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on shares of Navient from $15.00 to $14.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of Navient from $14.00 to $12.50 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Cowen reaffirmed a “sell” rating on shares of Navient in a research note on Thursday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Navient has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $12.83.
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Institutional Trading of Navient
Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of NAVI. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Navient by 77.0% during the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 7,766 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $109,000 after purchasing an additional 3,378 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Navient by 6.8% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 18,372 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $259,000 after purchasing an additional 1,168 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its holdings in shares of Navient by 346.5% during the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 21,754 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $307,000 after purchasing an additional 16,882 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP raised its holdings in shares of Navient by 33.4% during the second quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 26,036 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $367,000 after purchasing an additional 6,512 shares during the period. Finally, Two Sigma Securities LLC raised its holdings in shares of Navient by 35.0% during the second quarter. Two Sigma Securities LLC now owns 34,696 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $489,000 after purchasing an additional 8,995 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 97.14% of the company’s stock.
Navient Company Profile
Navient Corporation provides technology-enabled education finance and business processing solutions for education, health care, and government clients in the United States. It operates through three segments: Federal Education Loans, Consumer Lending, and Business Processing. The company owns Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) loans that are insured or guaranteed by state or not-for-profit agencies; and performs servicing on its portfolios, as well as federal education loans held by other institutions.
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