Schneider National (NYSE:SNDR) Sets New 52-Week High – Time to Buy?

Schneider National, Inc. (NYSE:SNDR)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as high as $37.84 and last traded at $37.4030, with a volume of 157666 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $37.10.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have issued reports on SNDR. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Schneider National from $25.00 to $27.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Schneider National from $36.00 to $38.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on Schneider National from $34.00 to $36.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on Schneider National from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Schneider National in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $32.23.

Schneider National Stock Up 0.4%

The company has a 50 day moving average price of $30.74 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $28.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 1.95 and a quick ratio of 1.83. The stock has a market cap of $6.52 billion, a PE ratio of 66.54, a PEG ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.17.

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

Schneider National Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 10th. Investors of record on Friday, June 12th will be issued 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 payout ratio is presently 71.43%.

Insider Activity at Schneider National

In related news, VP Magnin Shelly A. Dumas sold 2,425 shares of Schneider National stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.90, for a total value of $74,932.50. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 24,697 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $763,137.30. The trade was a 8.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 23.64% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Schneider National

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. DV Trading LLC bought a new stake in shares of Schneider National in the first quarter worth $224,000. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Schneider National by 5.7% in the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 8,584 shares of the company’s stock worth $226,000 after acquiring an additional 460 shares during the period. Edgestream Partners L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Schneider National in the first quarter worth $2,995,000. Amundi grew its holdings in shares of Schneider National by 58.4% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 26,023 shares of the company’s stock worth $686,000 after acquiring an additional 9,592 shares during the period. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Schneider National by 47.6% in the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,516 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 489 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 28.54% of the company’s stock.

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.