Schneider National, Inc. (NYSE:SNDR) Receives Average Recommendation of "Hold" from Analysts

Key Points

• Analysts maintain a “Hold” consensus on Schneider National, with 10 hold, five buy and one strong-buy ratings among 16 firms. The average 12-month price target is $34.69.
• Schneider National exceeded quarterly EPS expectations, reporting $0.29 versus the $0.23 consensus, while revenue rose 10.4% year over year to $1.33 billion but fell short of estimates.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10, equivalent to $0.40 annually and a 1.2% yield; insider ownership stands at 23.64%, while institutional investors own 28.54%.

Shares of Schneider National, Inc. (NYSE:SNDR - Get Free Report) have been assigned an average rating of "Hold" from the sixteen brokerages that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, five have issued a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $34.69.

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Schneider National from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday. Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of Schneider National from $39.00 to $38.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Zacks Research raised shares of Schneider National from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, July 13th. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Schneider National from $27.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Schneider National from $33.00 to $38.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, June 5th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Mark Rourke sold 52,682 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.94, for a total value of $1,893,391.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 221,522 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,961,500.68. This trade represents a 19.21% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 23.64% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Schneider National

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Polaris Financial Partners purchased a new stake in shares of Schneider National in the third quarter valued at about $48,000. QRG Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Schneider National by 14.0% in the second quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 85,178 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,112,000 after purchasing an additional 10,476 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. increased its stake in shares of Schneider National by 14.8% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 9,035 shares of the company's stock worth $330,000 after purchasing an additional 1,162 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Schneider National by 10.4% during the 2nd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 17,460 shares of the company's stock worth $638,000 after purchasing an additional 1,650 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tidal Investments LLC raised its position in shares of Schneider National by 32.8% during the 2nd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 25,861 shares of the company's stock worth $945,000 after purchasing an additional 6,381 shares during the last quarter. 28.54% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Schneider National Stock Up 1.6%

Schneider National stock opened at $32.84 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 2.03 and a quick ratio of 1.94. Schneider National has a 1-year low of $20.11 and a 1-year high of $39.27. The company has a market cap of $5.76 billion, a PE ratio of 51.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 1.21. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $34.32 and its 200 day moving average price is $33.12.

Schneider National (NYSE:SNDR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.06. Schneider National had a return on equity of 3.89% and a net margin of 1.92%.The firm had revenue of $1.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.52 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.21 earnings per share. Schneider National's quarterly revenue was up 10.4% on a year-over-year basis. Schneider National has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.900-1.100 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Schneider National will post 1.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Schneider National Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 9th. Investors of record on Friday, September 11th will be issued a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 11th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Schneider National's dividend payout ratio is currently 62.50%.

Schneider National Company Profile

Schneider National, Inc is a transportation and logistics company that provides freight services across North America. Its operations include truckload transportation, dedicated transportation, intermodal transportation, brokerage, supply chain management and logistics services.

The company serves manufacturers, retailers and other businesses through a range of shipping and distribution solutions. Its services include long-haul and regional freight transportation, dedicated fleets tailored to individual customers, rail-and-truck intermodal shipping, freight brokerage and logistics planning and management.

Founded in 1935 by Al Schneider, the company is headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and serves customers primarily in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

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