Insider Buying: Schroders (LON:SDR) Insider Purchases 68 Shares of Stock

Key Points

• Insider Richard Oldfield purchased 68 shares of Schroders plc stock at an average price of GBX 372, marking a total investment of £252.96.
• Schroders has a market capitalization of £5.82 billion with a PE ratio of 1,684.30 and a 50-day moving average of GBX 387.44.
• The stock currently holds a consensus rating of "Hold" among analysts, with a target price averaging GBX 387.

Schroders plc (LON:SDR - Get Free Report) insider Richard Oldfield acquired 68 shares of Schroders stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 10th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 372 per share, with a total value of £252.96.

Richard Oldfield also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, August 11th, Richard Oldfield purchased 62 shares of Schroders stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 396 per share, with a total value of £245.52.
• On Thursday, July 10th, Richard Oldfield acquired 65 shares of Schroders stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 383 per share, for a total transaction of £248.95.

Schroders Price Performance

Shares of LON:SDR traded up GBX 4.20 on Thursday, hitting GBX 375.60. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,213,176 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,537,432. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 387.44 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 363.89. Schroders plc has a 1 year low of GBX 283.40 and a 1 year high of GBX 428.80. The company has a market capitalization of £5.82 billion, a PE ratio of 1,684.30, a PEG ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.95, a current ratio of 4.90 and a quick ratio of 4.32.

Schroders (LON:SDR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported GBX 9.10 earnings per share for the quarter. Schroders had a return on equity of 8.65% and a net margin of 12.81%. Sell-side analysts forecast that Schroders plc will post 33.7347131 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Citigroup restated a "neutral" rating on shares of Schroders in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a "hold" rating and set a GBX 390 price target on shares of Schroders in a report on Friday, August 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on Schroders from GBX 390 to GBX 400 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a "neutral" rating and set a GBX 373 price objective on shares of Schroders in a report on Monday, July 7th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a GBX 435 price target on shares of Schroders in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of GBX 387.

About Schroders

Schroders plc is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm also provides advisory and consultancy services. It provides its services to financial institutions, high net worth clients, large corporate, local authority, charitable entities, individuals, pension plans, government funds, insurance companies, and endowments.

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