Schroders plc (LON:SDR) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Schroders plc (LON:SDR) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seven ratings firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is GBX 413.86.

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on SDR shares. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a GBX 420 price objective on shares of Schroders in a research report on Friday, January 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Schroders in a research report on Friday, January 9th.

Schroders Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of SDR stock opened at GBX 573 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is GBX 522.26 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 434.17. The stock has a market cap of £8.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.05, a PEG ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.23. Schroders has a twelve month low of GBX 283.40 and a twelve month high of GBX 599.50.

Schroders (LON:SDR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported GBX 36.60 EPS for the quarter. Schroders had a return on equity of 12.35% and a net margin of 16.44%. Equities research analysts expect that Schroders will post 33.7347131 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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. The firm launches and manages equity mutual funds and manages fixed income mutual funds for its clients. It also manages hedge for its clients. The firm invests in the public equity, fixed income, and alternative investment markets across the globe.