Navient (NAVI) – Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

Navient (NASDAQ: NAVI) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 4/20/2026 – Navient is now covered by Bank of America Corporation. They set an “underperform” rating and a $7.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/16/2026 – Navient had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $12.00 to $9.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 4/9/2026 – Navient had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $10.50 to $8.50. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 4/6/2026 – Navient had its price target lowered by Barclays PLC from $9.00 to $7.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 3/30/2026 – Navient was upgraded by Zacks Research from “strong sell” to “hold”.
• 3/27/2026 – Navient had its “sell (d)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 3/7/2026 – Navient was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “sell” to “hold”.

Navient Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 6th were given a dividend of $0.16 per share. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 6th. Navient’s dividend payout ratio is currently -78.05%.

Navient Corporation (NASDAQ: NAVI) is a specialized provider of asset management and business processing solutions, with a primary focus on student loan servicing. Established in 2014 through the separation from Sallie Mae, Navient assumed responsibility for servicing federal and private education loans, positioning itself as one of the largest servicers of higher education debt in the United States.

The company’s core activities center on federal student loan servicing under contracts with the U.S.