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PFSI vs SYF
Side-by-side comparison of PennyMac Financial Services Inc. (PFSI) and Synchrony Financial (SYF): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both PFSI and SYF operate in Finance: Consumer Services (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- SYF is the larger of the two at $30.05B, about 7.8x PFSI ($3.85B).
- SYF has been more active in the news (31 items in the past 4 weeks vs 6 for PFSI).
- SYF has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 24 for PFSI).
PennyMac Financial Services Inc.
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the mortgage banking and investment management activities in the United States. It operates through three segments: Production, Servicing, and Investment Management. The Production segment is involved in the origination, acquisition, and sale of loans. It sources first-lien residential conventional and government-insured or guaranteed mortgage loans. The Servicing segment engages in the servicing of newly originated loans, and execution and management of early buyout transactions and servicing of loans. It performs loan administration, collection, and default management activities, including the collection and remittance of loan payments; response to customer inquiries; accounting for principal and interest; holding custodial funds for the payment of property taxes and insurance premiums; counseling delinquent borrowers; and supervising foreclosures and property dispositions. The Investment Management segment is involved in sourcing, performing diligence, bidding, and closing investment asset acquisitions; managing correspondent production activities for PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust; and managing acquired assets. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Westlake Village, California.
Synchrony Financial
Synchrony Financial operates as a consumer financial services company in the United States. It provides a range of specialized financing programs and consumer banking products to digital, retail, home, auto, travel, health, and pet industries. The company also offers private label credit cards, dual cards, general purpose co-branded credit cards, and small and medium-sized business credit products; and promotional financing for consumer purchases, such as private label credit cards, dual cards, and installment loans. In addition, it provides promotional financing to consumers for health, veterinary and personal care procedures, and services and products, such as dental, vision, audiology, and cosmetic; debt cancellation products; and deposit products, including certificates of deposit, individual retirement accounts, money market accounts, and savings accounts to retail and commercial customers, as well as accepts deposits through third-party securities brokerage firms. The company offers its credit products through programs established with a group of national and regional retailers, local merchants, manufacturers, buying groups, industry associations, and healthcare service providers; and deposit products through various channels, such as digital and print. Synchrony Financial was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.
Latest PFSI
- PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust Declares Third Quarter 2026 Dividends for Its Preferred Shares
- Chairman & CEO Spector David disposed of 25,000 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 5% to 479,401 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Nanji Farhad was granted 379 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.20% to 188,216 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Chandra Sunil was granted 377 shares, increasing direct ownership by 8% to 5,148 units (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by PennyMac Financial Services Inc.
- SEC Form 144 filed by PennyMac Financial Services Inc.
- PennyMac downgraded by Piper Sandler with a new price target
- PennyMac Financial Services Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results
- PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results
Latest SYF
- Officer Owens Darrell was granted 70 units of Dividend Equivalent Unit, increasing direct ownership by 0.43% to 16,480 units (SEC Form 4)
- Officer Tiliakos Amy was granted 49 units of Dividend Equivalent Unit, increasing direct ownership by 0.25% to 19,949 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Guthrie Roy A was granted 156 units of Dividend Equivalent Unit, increasing direct ownership by 0.38% to 40,855 units (SEC Form 4)
- Officer Casellas Alberto was granted 182 units of Dividend Equivalent Unit, increasing direct ownership by 0.36% to 50,691 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Chytil Kamila K was granted 14 units of Dividend Equivalent Unit, increasing direct ownership by 0.08% to 17,929 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Aguirre Fernando was granted 14 units of Dividend Equivalent Unit, increasing direct ownership by 0.05% to 30,273 units (SEC Form 4)
- Officer Doubles Brian D was granted 1,001 units of Dividend Equivalent Unit, increasing direct ownership by 0.12% to 828,886 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Richie Laurel was granted 138 units of Dividend Equivalent Unit, increasing direct ownership by 0.27% to 51,824 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Ellinger Deborah G was granted 10 units of Dividend Equivalent Unit, increasing direct ownership by 0.43% to 2,352 units (SEC Form 4)
- Officer Mothner Jonathan S was granted 218 units of Dividend Equivalent Unit, increasing direct ownership by 0.16% to 132,875 units (SEC Form 4)