The Charles Schwab Stock Forecast, Price & News

The Charles Schwab's stock was trading at $32.43 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, SCHW shares have increased by 81.2% and is now trading at $58.75.
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14 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for The Charles Schwab in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 5 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" The Charles Schwab stock.
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The Charles Schwab is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, January 19th 2021.
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The Charles Schwab Co. (NYSE:SCHW) issued its earnings results on Thursday, October, 15th. The financial services provider reported $0.48 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.01. The financial services provider earned $2.45 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.43 billion. The Charles Schwab had a return on equity of 14.02% and a net margin of 29.80%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 9.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.70 EPS.
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The Charles Schwab announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 22nd. Investors of record on Friday, November 13th will be given a dividend of $0.18 per share on Friday, November 27th. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.23%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 12th.
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The Charles Schwab pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.21%. The dividend payout ratio of The Charles Schwab is 26.47%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, The Charles Schwab will have a dividend payout ratio of 37.31% next year. This indicates that The Charles Schwab will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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The Charles Schwab declared that its board has initiated a share repurchase program on Wednesday, January 30th 2019, which allows the company to repurchase $4,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to buy up to 6.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

14 analysts have issued 12 month target prices for The Charles Schwab's stock. Their forecasts range from $35.00 to $71.00. On average, they expect The Charles Schwab's stock price to reach $50.54 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 14.0%.
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The Charles Schwab saw a decrease in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 15,490,000 shares, a decrease of 25.3% from the December 15th total of 20,750,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 11,870,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.3 days.
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Some companies that are related to The Charles Schwab include Morgan Stanley (MS), The Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Raymond James (RJF), LPL Financial (LPLA), Stifel Financial (SF), Lazard (LAZ), Evercore (EVR), BGC Partners (BGCP), Piper Jaffray Companies (PJC), Cowen (COWN), Oppenheimer (OPY), Greenhill & Co., Inc. (GHL), (FBRC) (FBRC) and Global Brokerage (GLBR).
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other The Charles Schwab investors own include Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Endologix (ELGX), (APA), Micron Technology (MU), Citigroup (C), Honeywell International (HON), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Wells Fargo & Company (WFC), Accenture (ACN) and Bank of America (BAC).

The Charles Schwab trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SCHW."

The Charles Schwab's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.03%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.01%), Gofen & Glossberg LLC IL (0.01%), Thomasville National Bank (0.01%), IFM Investors Pty Ltd (0.01%) and McGuire Investment Group LLC (0.01%). Company insiders that own The Charles Schwab stock include Arun Sarin, Bernard J Clark, Charles A Ruffel, Charles R Schwab, Christopher V Dodds, Jonathan M Craig, Marie A Chandoha, Mark A Goldfarb, Nigel J Murtagh, Peter J Morgan III, Roger O Walther, Stephen T Mclin and Terri R Kallsen.
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SCHW stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Cullinan Associates Inc., Gofen & Glossberg LLC IL, Hohimer Wealth Management LLC, Hohimer Wealth Management LLC, Douglas Lane & Associates LLC, McGuire Investment Group LLC, First Hawaiian Bank, and Private Asset Management Inc.. Company insiders that have sold The Charles Schwab company stock in the last year include Bernard J Clark, Charles R Schwab, Christopher V Dodds, Jonathan M Craig, Peter J Morgan III, Roger O Walther, and Stephen T Mclin.
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SCHW stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, IFM Investors Pty Ltd, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Salvus Wealth Management LLC, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, Red Spruce Capital LLC, Bowling Portfolio Management LLC, and Fruth Investment Management. Company insiders that have bought The Charles Schwab stock in the last two years include Charles A Ruffel, and Mark A Goldfarb.
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Shares of SCHW can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of SCHW stock can currently be purchased for approximately $58.75.

The Charles Schwab has a market capitalization of $110.24 billion and generates $10.72 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $3.70 billion in net income (profit) each year or $2.72 on an earnings per share basis. The Charles Schwab employs 22,100 workers across the globe.

The official website for The Charles Schwab is www.aboutschwab.com.

The Charles Schwab's mailing address is 211 MAIN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA, 94105. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 415-667-7000 or via email at [email protected]