Quantbot Technologies LP Decreases Stock Position in The Charles Schwab Corporation $SCHW

Key Points

• Quantbot Technologies LP trimmed its stake in The Charles Schwab Corporation by 90.8% in Q3, selling 67,811 shares and leaving 6,902 shares valued at about $659,000.
• Large institutions increased exposure—Norges Bank opened a roughly $1.89 billion position and Vanguard holds about 151.18 million shares (~$13.79 billion)—with institutional and hedge-fund ownership totaling 84.38%.
• Schwab beat Q earnings expectations with $1.39 EPS vs. $1.32 estimated and $6.34B revenue (up 18.9% YoY), set FY26 guidance of 5.700–5.800 EPS, and raised its quarterly dividend to $0.32 (annualized $1.28, ~1.3% yield).

Quantbot Technologies LP trimmed its holdings in The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHW - Free Report) by 90.8% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,902 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 67,811 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP's holdings in Charles Schwab were worth $659,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Charles Schwab in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,889,858,000. Brown Advisory Inc. raised its position in shares of Charles Schwab by 88.4% during the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 12,162,260 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,109,687,000 after purchasing an additional 5,708,208 shares during the last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA lifted its stake in Charles Schwab by 35.9% in the 2nd quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 19,034,806 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,736,736,000 after buying an additional 5,032,728 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Charles Schwab by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 151,182,081 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $13,793,853,000 after buying an additional 2,786,829 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PFG Advisors grew its holdings in Charles Schwab by 65,501.3% during the 2nd quarter. PFG Advisors now owns 1,994,936 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $182,018,000 after buying an additional 1,991,895 shares during the last quarter. 84.38% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Charles Schwab Price Performance

SCHW stock opened at $95.20 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $166.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. The Charles Schwab Corporation has a 52-week low of $65.88 and a 52-week high of $107.50. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $99.75 and its 200-day simple moving average is $96.45.

Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $1.39 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.07. Charles Schwab had a return on equity of 21.97% and a net margin of 37.01%.The firm had revenue of $6.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.19 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.01 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 18.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Charles Schwab has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.700-5.800 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that The Charles Schwab Corporation will post 4.22 EPS for the current year.

Charles Schwab Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th were paid a dividend of $0.32 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. This is an increase from Charles Schwab's previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. Charles Schwab's dividend payout ratio is currently 27.47%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. TD Cowen boosted their price target on Charles Schwab from $135.00 to $138.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Bank of America increased their price objective on Charles Schwab from $88.00 to $91.00 and gave the company an "underperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $131.00 target price on shares of Charles Schwab in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Wolfe Research set a $120.00 target price on shares of Charles Schwab in a report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on shares of Charles Schwab from $125.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Charles Schwab currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $115.95.

Key Stories Impacting Charles Schwab

Here are the key news stories impacting Charles Schwab this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Schwab completed its acquisition of Forge Global, integrating a private-markets trading platform that could open new fee and trading revenue streams by giving retail and advisor clients access to pre-IPO and other private-company shares. Charles Schwab Acquisition Of Forge Opens New Path To Private Markets
• Positive Sentiment: Monthly business metrics remain robust: total client assets rose to $12.2T (Jan 2026), up ~18% YoY, with strong net new assets and account growth — supportive for fee income and deposit balances over the medium term. Charles Schwab (SCHW) Sees High-Teen Growth in Total Client Assets
• Positive Sentiment: Schwab’s India unit leased ~345,000 sq ft of office space in Hyderabad — a sign of on-the-ground expansion in a lower-cost engineering and operations hub that may support product development and global growth initiatives. Charles Schwab’s India arm leases office space in Hyderabad
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts collectively rate SCHW a “Moderate Buy” — implying general confidence but not a flurry of aggressive upgrades that would drive immediate outsized share gains. The Charles Schwab Corporation Receives Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy"
• Neutral Sentiment: Market pieces on peer weakness (e.g., Robinhood’s pullback) and Schwab commentary about momentum vs. value rotation highlight sector flows that can move brokerage stocks independently of company fundamentals. These narratives can temporarily weigh on SCHW despite solid fundamentals. Robinhood Fell 40% in 3 Months—Warning Sign or Buy-the-Dip Setup? Momentum trade is rotation now, says Charles Schwab's Liz Ann Sonders
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: two executives disclosed notable share sales in early March (Dennis Howard and Nigel J. Murtagh). Even when driven by personal liquidity needs, such filings can be read by the market as a near-term negative signal. Dennis Howard SEC Form 4 Nigel J. Murtagh SEC Form 4

Insider Buying and Selling at Charles Schwab

In related news, Chairman Walter W. Bettinger sold 162,462 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.90, for a total value of $16,879,801.80. Following the sale, the chairman directly owned 529,346 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $54,999,049.40. This trade represents a 23.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Dennis Howard sold 27,903 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.02, for a total transaction of $2,651,343.06. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 10,470 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $994,859.40. The trade was a 72.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 415,568 shares of company stock worth $42,639,058. 6.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Charles Schwab Company Profile

Charles Schwab Corporation NYSE: SCHW is a diversified financial services firm that provides brokerage, banking, wealth management and advisory services to individual investors, independent investment advisors and institutional clients. Its primary offerings include retail brokerage accounts, online trading platforms, Schwab-branded mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), retirement plan services, custodial services for independent Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs), and banking products through Charles Schwab Bank.

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