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title: "Morgan Stanley Sticks to Its Hold Rating for SLM (SLM)"
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description: "Morgan Stanley analyst Jeffrey Adelson maintained a Hold rating on SLM with a $28 price target. While Barclays also issued a Hold, Bank of America Securities reiterated a Buy rating for the stock."
datetime: "2026-07-24T13:36:02.000Z"
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# Morgan Stanley Sticks to Its Hold Rating for SLM (SLM)

Morgan Stanley analyst Jeffrey Adelson maintained a Hold rating on SLM today and set a price target of $28.00.

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According to TipRanks, Adelson is an analyst with an average return of \-9.0% and a 37.11% success rate. Adelson covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as SLM, UWM Holding, and Bread Financial Holdings.

In addition to Morgan Stanley, SLM also received a Hold from Barclays’s Terry Ma in a report issued today. However, on the same day, Bank of America Securities reiterated a Buy rating on SLM (NASDAQ: SLM).

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