Schneider National, Inc. (NYSE:SNDR) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of Schneider National, Inc. (NYSE:SNDR) have been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the eighteen research firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $25.80.

Several equities research analysts have commented on SNDR shares. Erste Group Bank upgraded Schneider National from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 11th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Schneider National in a report on Monday, December 1st. National Bankshares set a $21.00 price objective on shares of Schneider National in a research report on Friday, October 31st. UBS Group cut shares of Schneider National from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $25.00 to $26.00 in a report on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Evercore ISI lowered their price target on shares of Schneider National from $22.00 to $21.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 31st.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in Schneider National by 1.4% in the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,773,667 shares of the company’s stock valued at $101,010,000 after purchasing an additional 66,928 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its holdings 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 buying an additional 381,898 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in shares of Schneider National by 14.8% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,991,213 shares of the company’s stock valued at $72,238,000 after buying an additional 386,340 shares in the last quarter. Earnest Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Schneider National by 3.3% in the first quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 2,206,990 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,430,000 after buying an additional 70,476 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. acquired a new position in Schneider National during the second quarter worth $26,393,000. 28.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Schneider National Price Performance

Shares of NYSE SNDR opened at $25.93 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $22.37 and a 200 day moving average price of $23.67. The firm has a market cap of $4.55 billion, a PE ratio of 40.52, a PEG ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a current ratio of 2.11, a quick ratio of 1.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. Schneider National has a 1-year low of $20.11 and a 1-year high of $32.03.

Schneider National (NYSE:SNDR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $0.12 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by ($0.09). The firm had revenue of $1.45 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.44 billion. Schneider National had a net margin of 2.03% and a return on equity of 4.04%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.18 earnings per share. Schneider National has set its FY 2025 guidance at 0.700-0.950 EPS. Research analysts predict that Schneider National will post 1.12 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Schneider National Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, January 12th. Investors of record on Friday, December 12th will be given a $0.095 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 12th. This represents a $0.38 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Schneider National’s payout ratio is currently 59.38%.

Schneider National Company Profile

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.