Johanna Kyrklund Buys 18 Shares of Schroders (LON:SDR) Stock

Key Points

• Insider purchase: Johanna Kyrklund bought 18 shares of Schroders on April 10 at an average price of GBX 579, a total transaction of £104.22.
• Market and analyst snapshot: Schroders trades around GBX 578.50 with a market cap of £9.02bn, a P/E of 17.22 and a 52-week range of GBX 306.60–599.50, and analysts hold a consensus "Moderate Buy" with an average target of GBX 413.86.

Schroders plc (LON:SDR - Get Free Report) insider Johanna Kyrklund purchased 18 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, April 10th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 579 per share, for a total transaction of £104.22.

Schroders Price Performance

SDR traded up GBX 0.50 during trading on Monday, hitting GBX 578.50. 3,021,076 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 16,013,074. The company has a market cap of £9.02 billion, a PE ratio of 17.22, a P/E/G ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.11. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 560.71 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 456.45. Schroders plc has a 1 year low of GBX 306.60 and a 1 year high of GBX 599.50. The company has a current ratio of 92.37, a quick ratio of 4.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 20.74.

Schroders (LON:SDR - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported GBX 36.60 earnings per share for the quarter. Schroders had a net margin of 16.44% and a return on equity of 12.35%. As a group, 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 equities analysts recently weighed in on SDR shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed an "overweight" rating on shares of Schroders in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "hold" rating and set a GBX 420 target price on shares of Schroders in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 413.86.

Schroders Company Profile

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. The firm launches and manages equity mutual funds and manages fixed income mutual funds for its clients. It also manages hedge for its clients. The firm invests in the public equity, fixed income, and alternative investment markets across the globe.

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