Schneider National, Inc. (NYSE:SNDR) Receives Average Recommendation of "Hold" from Analysts

Key Points

• Analysts have given Schneider National, Inc. (NYSE:SNDR) a consensus rating of "Hold", with price targets averaging around $27.36.
• Insider activity includes EVP Thomas G. Jackson selling 36,596 shares, indicating a 33.43% decrease in his ownership stake.
• The company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.095, resulting in a 1.7% annualized dividend yield.

Schneider National, Inc. (NYSE:SNDR - Get Free Report) has earned a consensus rating of "Hold" from the fifteen analysts that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $27.3571.

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on SNDR shares. Robert W. Baird started coverage on Schneider National in a research report on Tuesday, July 1st. They set an "outperform" rating and a $28.00 price objective for the company. Baird R W raised Schneider National to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Schneider National from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $24.00 to $32.00 in a research report on Monday, June 2nd. Erste Group Bank raised Schneider National from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, September 11th. Finally, UBS Group cut Schneider National from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $25.00 to $26.00 in a research report on Friday, September 5th.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Thomas G. Jackson sold 36,596 shares of the company's 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 72,870 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,775,113.20. This represents a 33.43% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 23.43% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Schneider National

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in shares of Schneider National by 9.0% in the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 17,843 shares of the company's stock valued at $408,000 after purchasing an additional 1,474 shares during the period. New York State Teachers Retirement System boosted its position in shares of Schneider National by 33.6% in the 1st quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 18,447 shares of the company's stock valued at $422,000 after purchasing an additional 4,637 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of Schneider National by 1,128.3% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 16,041 shares of the company's stock valued at $367,000 after purchasing an additional 14,735 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in Schneider National by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 580,860 shares of the company's stock valued at $13,273,000 after acquiring an additional 8,677 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mackenzie Financial Corp raised its stake in Schneider National by 109.8% during the 1st quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 32,878 shares of the company's stock valued at $751,000 after acquiring an additional 17,208 shares during the last quarter. 28.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Schneider National Trading Down 1.8%

NYSE:SNDR opened at $22.00 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $24.57 and a 200-day simple moving average of $23.91. The stock has a market cap of $3.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.43, a P/E/G ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.11. Schneider National has a 1 year low of $20.59 and a 1 year high of $33.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 1.77 and a current ratio of 1.91.

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

Schneider National Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 9th. Investors of record on Friday, September 12th will be given a $0.095 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 12th. This represents a $0.38 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Schneider National's dividend payout ratio is 54.29%.

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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