Schneider National, Inc. (NYSE:SNDR) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" by Brokerages

Key Points

• Schneider National, Inc. has received a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from 17 ratings firms, with one sell, nine hold, six buy, and one strong buy ratings.
• The stock's average one-year target price is $27.00, with recent price adjustments from various analysts, including a downgrade to neutral by UBS Group.
• Schneider National recently paid a quarterly dividend of $0.095 per share, resulting in an annualized dividend yield of 1.6% and a payout ratio of 54.29%.

Schneider National, Inc. (NYSE:SNDR - Get Free Report) has been assigned an average recommendation of "Hold" from the seventeen ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $27.00.

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. UBS Group downgraded Schneider National from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and upped their price target for the stock from $25.00 to $26.00 in a report on Friday, September 5th. Citigroup dropped their price objective on Schneider National from $27.00 to $25.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, October 13th. Susquehanna dropped their price objective on Schneider National from $24.00 to $21.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. Robert W. Baird began coverage on Schneider National in a report on Tuesday, July 1st. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $28.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Schneider National from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th.

Schneider National Price Performance

Shares of NYSE SNDR opened at $23.21 on Friday. The stock's 50-day moving average is $23.42 and its two-hundred day moving average is $23.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 1.91 and a quick ratio of 1.77. Schneider National has a 1-year low of $20.59 and a 1-year high of $33.90. The company has a market cap of $4.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.06.

Schneider National (NYSE:SNDR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.21. Schneider National had a return on equity of 4.39% and a net margin of 2.29%.The company had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.41 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.21 EPS. Schneider National's revenue was up 7.9% on a year-over-year basis. Schneider National has set its FY 2025 guidance at 0.750-0.950 EPS. Analysts forecast that Schneider National will post 1.12 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Schneider National Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 12th were issued a $0.095 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 12th. This represents a $0.38 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Schneider National's dividend payout ratio is presently 54.29%.

Insider Activity at Schneider National

In other news, EVP Thomas G. Jackson sold 36,596 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.36, for a total value of $891,478.56. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 72,870 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,775,113.20. This represents a 33.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 32.68% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Schneider National by 4.7% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,616,682 shares of the company's stock valued at $105,489,000 after purchasing an additional 206,582 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Schneider National by 10.7% in the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 3,962,710 shares of the company's stock valued at $95,700,000 after purchasing an additional 381,898 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in shares of Schneider National by 14.8% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,991,213 shares of the company's stock valued at $72,238,000 after purchasing an additional 386,340 shares during the period. Earnest Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Schneider National by 3.3% in the 1st quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 2,206,990 shares of the company's stock valued at $50,430,000 after purchasing an additional 70,476 shares during the period. Finally, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of Schneider National in the 2nd quarter valued at about $26,393,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 28.54% of the company's stock.

About Schneider National

Schneider National, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides surface transportation and logistics solutions in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. It operates through three segments: Truckload, Intermodal, and Logistics. The Truckload segment offers over the road freight transportation services primarily through dry van, bulk, temperature-controlled, and flat-bed trailers across either network or dedicated configurations.

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