Schroders plc (LON:SDR) Receives Average Rating of "Hold" from Analysts

Key Points

• Analysts have given Schroders plc (LON:SDR) an average recommendation of "Hold", with five analysts supporting this rating and one offering a "Buy" recommendation.
• The average price target set by analysts for Schroders' shares is GBX 387, with a recent price observation at GBX 374.80.
• Corporate insiders own 86.23% of Schroders' stock, indicating strong internal confidence, as evidenced by a recent share purchase by an insider.

Shares of Schroders plc (LON:SDR - Get Free Report) have been assigned a consensus rating of "Hold" from the six ratings firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and one has assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is GBX 387.

SDR has been the subject of several research reports. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a "hold" rating and set a GBX 390 price objective on shares of Schroders in a report on Friday, August 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price target on Schroders from GBX 390 to GBX 400 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and set a GBX 435 price objective on shares of Schroders in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Citigroup reaffirmed a "neutral" rating on shares of Schroders in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a "neutral" rating and set a GBX 373 target price on shares of Schroders in a research report on Monday, July 7th.

Schroders Stock Performance

SDR stock traded up GBX 3.80 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting GBX 365. 1,926,632 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,453,405. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 386.86 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 364.36. Schroders has a 1-year low of GBX 283.40 and a 1-year high of GBX 428.80. The company has a current ratio of 4.90, a quick ratio of 4.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.95. The stock has a market capitalization of £5.66 billion, a PE ratio of 1,636.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.17.

Schroders (LON:SDR - Get Free Report) last posted 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%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Schroders will post 33.7347131 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Schroders

In other news, insider Richard Oldfield acquired 68 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 10th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 371 per share, for a total transaction of £252.28. In the last three months, insiders bought 297 shares of company stock worth $114,391. 86.23% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.