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Here's Why Synchrony (SYF) is a Strong Momentum Stock

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Synchrony (SYF)

Synchrony Financial, one of the nation’s premier consumer financial services companies, offers a wide range of credit products through a diverse group of national and regional retailers, local merchants, manufacturers, buying groups, industry associations and health and wellness providers. Synchrony Financial focuses on generating financial flexibility for its customers by offering private label credit cards, Dual Card, and general purpose co-branded credit cards, promotional financing and installment lending, and loyalty programs.

SYF is a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) stock, with a Momentum Style Score of B and VGM Score of A. Shares are up 3.5% over the past one week and up 4.5% over the past four weeks. SYF has gained 35.3% in the last one-year period as well. Looking at trading volume, an average of 3,592,891.25 shares exchanged hands over the last 20 trading days.

Momentum investors also pay close attention to a company's earnings. For SYF, two analysts revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days, and the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.07 to $5.72 per share for 2024. SYF boasts an average earnings surprise of 1.1%.

Investors should take the time to consider SYF for their portfolios due to its solid Zacks Ranks, notable earnings metrics, and impressive Momentum and VGM Style Scores.

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