American Century Companies Inc. Boosts Holdings in Schneider National, Inc. (NYSE:SNDR)

American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Schneider National, Inc. (NYSE:SNDR - Free Report) by 14.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 2,469,951 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 306,275 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. owned approximately 1.41% of Schneider National worth $72,320,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of Schneider National by 52.6% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,306 shares of the company's stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 450 shares during the last quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. grew its position in Schneider National by 74.5% in the fourth quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 1,434 shares of the company's stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 612 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in Schneider National by 489.1% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,626 shares of the company's stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 1,350 shares in the last quarter. Future Financial Wealth Managment LLC acquired a new stake in Schneider National in the 4th quarter valued at $59,000. Finally, Quarry LP bought a new stake in Schneider National during the 3rd quarter worth about $90,000. Institutional investors own 28.54% of the company's stock.

Schneider National Trading Down 3.7 %

NYSE:SNDR traded down $0.86 on Friday, reaching $22.61. 819,728 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 814,880. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.54 and a beta of 0.87. Schneider National, Inc. has a 1-year low of $20.50 and a 1-year high of $33.90. The company has a current ratio of 1.66, a quick ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The company's 50 day moving average is $26.70 and its 200-day moving average is $28.50.

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Schneider National (NYSE:SNDR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The company reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.20. Schneider National had a return on equity of 4.12% and a net margin of 2.21%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.16 earnings per share. Equities research analysts anticipate that Schneider National, Inc. will post 1.12 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Schneider National Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be paid a $0.095 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $0.38 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.68%. Schneider National's dividend payout ratio is currently 58.46%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently issued reports on SNDR shares. Bank of America reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $25.00 target price (down previously from $34.00) on shares of Schneider National in a report on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on Schneider National from $32.00 to $25.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of Schneider National from $32.00 to $31.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 31st. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on shares of Schneider National from $28.00 to $31.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Susquehanna dropped their target price on shares of Schneider National from $32.00 to $24.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $28.69.

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.