NYSE:SCHW - Charles Schwab Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

Charles Schwab announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 25th. Investors of record on Friday, November 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.13 per share on Friday, November 23rd. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.11%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 8th. View Charles Schwab's Dividend History.

Charles Schwab announced that its board has approved a share repurchase program on Thursday, October 25th 2018, which allows the company to buyback $1,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase up to 1.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Charles Schwab Co. (NYSE:SCHW) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October, 15th. The financial services provider reported $0.65 EPS for the quarter, meeting the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.65. The financial services provider had revenue of $2.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.58 billion. Charles Schwab had a net margin of 32.65% and a return on equity of 19.02%. Charles Schwab's revenue for the quarter was up 19.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.42 earnings per share. View Charles Schwab's Earnings History.

Charles Schwab is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, January 16th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Charles Schwab.

15 analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Charles Schwab's shares. Their predictions range from $48.00 to $69.00. On average, they expect Charles Schwab's stock price to reach $57.9286 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 24.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Charles Schwab.

15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Charles Schwab in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 4 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Charles Schwab.

News articles about SCHW stock have been trending somewhat positive on Tuesday, according to InfoTrie. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Charles Schwab earned a media sentiment score of 1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the financial services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term.

Charles Schwab saw a decrease in short interest in September. As of September 28th, there was short interest totalling 12,869,122 shares, a decrease of 21.6% from the September 14th total of 16,417,003 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 5,742,251 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.2 days. Currently, 1.1% of the company's shares are sold short. View Charles Schwab's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Charles Schwab include Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Morgan Stanley (MS), BlackRock (BLK), Credit Suisse Group (CS), TD Ameritrade (AMTD), Nomura (NMR), Raymond James (RJF), SEI Investments (SEIC), MarketAxess (MKTX), Virtu Financial (VIRT), Stifel Financial (SF), Navient (NAVI), Waddell & Reed Financial (WDR), Wisdom Tree Investments (WETF) and Piper Jaffray Companies (PJC).

Charles Schwab's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (6.44%), FMR LLC (4.65%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.94%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (0.87%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (0.61%) and Jackson Square Partners LLC (0.57%). Company insiders that own Charles Schwab stock include Arun Sarin, Bernard J Clark, Charles R Schwab, Christopher V Dodds, David R Garfield, Jonathan M Craig, Joseph R Martinetto, Marie A Chandoha, Mark A Goldfarb, Nancy H Bechtle, Nigel J Murtagh, Paula A Sneed, Peter B Crawford, Stephen T Mclin, Terri R Kallsen and Walter W Bettinger. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Charles Schwab.

SCHW stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Jackson Square Partners LLC, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Artemis Investment Management LLP, Commerce Bank and First Trust Advisors LP. Company insiders that have sold Charles Schwab company stock in the last year include Bernard J Clark, Charles R Schwab, Christopher V Dodds, David R Garfield, Jonathan M Craig, Joseph R Martinetto, Marie A Chandoha, Mark A Goldfarb, Nigel J Murtagh, Paula A Sneed, Peter B Crawford, Stephen T Mclin, Terri R Kallsen and Walter W Bettinger. View Insider Buying and Selling for Charles Schwab.

SCHW stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Calamos Advisors LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, Provident Trust Co., Russell Investments Group Ltd., Wells Fargo & Company MN, Findlay Park Partners LLP and Intermede Investment Partners Ltd. Company insiders that have bought Charles Schwab stock in the last two years include Mark A Goldfarb and Walter W Bettinger. View Insider Buying and Selling for Charles Schwab.

Shares of SCHW can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of SCHW stock can currently be purchased for approximately $46.73.

Charles Schwab has a market capitalization of $64.34 billion and generates $8.62 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $2.35 billion in net income (profit) each year or $1.64 on an earnings per share basis. Charles Schwab employs 17,600 workers across the globe.

The official website for Charles Schwab is http://www.aboutschwab.com.

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]