Schroders (LON:SDR) Insider Richard Oldfield Buys 68 Shares

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 bought 68 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 10th. The stock was bought at an average cost 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 acquired 62 shares of Schroders stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 396 per share, for a total transaction of £245.52.
• On Thursday, July 10th, Richard Oldfield bought 65 shares of Schroders stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 383 per share, for a total transaction of £248.95.

Schroders Stock Down 1.1%

LON SDR traded down GBX 4 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting GBX 373.80. The company had a trading volume of 1,067,204 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,461,401. Schroders plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 283.40 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 428.80. The company has a market capitalization of £5.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,676.23, a P/E/G 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. The firm's 50 day moving average is GBX 387.81 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 363.73.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently commented on SDR. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and set a GBX 435 target price on shares of Schroders in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Citigroup reissued a "neutral" rating on shares of Schroders in a report on Monday, August 4th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a "hold" rating and set a GBX 390 price target on shares of Schroders in a report on Friday, August 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a GBX 373 price target on shares of Schroders in a report on Monday, July 7th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on Schroders from GBX 390 to GBX 400 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company 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.