Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Acquires New Stake in Schneider National, Inc. $SNDR

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management acquired a new stake in shares of Schneider National, Inc. (NYSE:SNDR) in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor acquired 14,734 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $388,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in SNDR. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased its stake in Schneider National by 2,425.4% in the 3rd quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,692 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 1,625 shares during the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Schneider National during the 4th quarter valued at about $47,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Schneider National by 155.7% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,823 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 1,110 shares during the last quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Schneider National by 695.0% during the first quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 2,059 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 1,800 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quarry LP grew its holdings in shares of Schneider National by 36.7% during the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 3,404 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,000 after purchasing an additional 913 shares in the last quarter. 28.54% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Schneider National Price Performance

Shares of Schneider National stock opened at $38.28 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.70 billion, a PE ratio of 68.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a current ratio of 1.95, a quick ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. Schneider National, Inc. has a 12 month low of $20.11 and a 12 month high of $39.27. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $35.48 and its 200-day moving average price is $30.67.

Schneider National (NYSE:SNDR) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $0.12 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.11 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $1.24 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.42 billion. Schneider National had a return on equity of 3.45% and a net margin of 1.73%.Schneider National’s quarterly revenue was down .2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.16 EPS. Schneider National has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.700-1.00 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Schneider National, Inc. will post 0.91 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Schneider National Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 12th were paid a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 12th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Schneider National’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 71.43%.

Insider Transactions at Schneider National

In related news, EVP Thomas G. Jackson sold 20,271 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.15, for a total transaction of $753,067.65. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 77,174 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,867,014.10. This trade represents a 20.80% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Shaleen Devgun sold 8,352 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, June 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $38.59, for a total transaction of $322,303.68. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 38,619 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,490,307.21. This represents a 17.78% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 31,048 shares of company stock worth $1,150,304. 23.64% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently weighed in on SNDR. Raymond James Financial restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Schneider National in a research report on Monday, April 20th. TD Cowen boosted their price target on shares of Schneider National from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Schneider National from $33.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, June 5th. Stephens raised shares of Schneider National to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. Finally, Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Schneider National in a report on Thursday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $34.31.

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.