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

Schneider National, Inc. (NYSE:SNDR) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the sixteen research firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $32.6923.

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on SNDR shares. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Schneider National from $29.00 to $33.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. National Bank Financial set a $35.00 price target on shares of Schneider National in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on shares of Schneider National from $35.00 to $39.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 17th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Schneider National from $33.00 to $38.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, June 5th. Finally, Susquehanna lifted their price target on shares of Schneider National from $34.00 to $36.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Shaleen Devgun sold 8,352 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $38.59, for a total value of $322,303.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 38,619 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,490,307.21. This trade represents a 17.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP Magnin Shelly A. Dumas sold 2,425 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.90, for a total transaction of $74,932.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 24,697 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $763,137.30. The trade was a 8.94% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 31,048 shares of company stock valued at $1,150,304. 23.64% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in SNDR. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. purchased a new position in shares of Schneider National in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,469,000. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. purchased a new position in shares of Schneider National in the second quarter valued at approximately $26,393,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in shares of Schneider National by 145.4% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,816,087 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,181,000 after purchasing an additional 1,076,184 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Schneider National by 64.9% in the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,077,455 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,115,000 after purchasing an additional 817,259 shares during the period. Finally, Gotham Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Schneider National by 396.1% in the third quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC now owns 855,802 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,109,000 after purchasing an additional 683,298 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 28.54% of the company’s stock.

Schneider National Price Performance

Shares of SNDR opened at $34.92 on Thursday. Schneider National has a 1-year low of $20.11 and a 1-year high of $39.27. The stock has a market cap of $6.11 billion, a PE ratio of 62.35, a P/E/G ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.17. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $33.25 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $29.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 1.95 and a quick ratio of 1.83.

Schneider National (NYSE:SNDR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $0.12 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.11 by $0.01. Schneider National had a net margin of 1.73% and a return on equity of 3.45%. The business had revenue of $1.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.42 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.16 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down .2% on a year-over-year basis. Schneider National has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.700-1.00 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Schneider National will post 0.9 EPS for the current year.

Schneider National Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 12th will be paid a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 12th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Schneider National’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 71.43%.

Schneider National Company Profile

Schneider National, Inc is a leading provider of transportation and logistics services in North America. The company offers a full spectrum of solutions, including truckload transportation, intermodal services and dedicated logistics. Through these offerings, Schneider supports the movement of goods ranging from dry van freight to refrigerated and flatbed shipments, while also providing customized supply chain management and warehousing capabilities.

Founded in 1935 by Al Schneider as a single-truck operation in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the company has grown into one of the industry’s most recognized carriers.