Schneider National, Inc. (NYSE:SNDR) Given Consensus Rating of "Hold" by Analysts

Schneider National, Inc. (NYSE:SNDR - Get Free Report) has been assigned an average recommendation of "Hold" from the fourteen research firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eight have assigned a hold recommendation and five have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $28.77.

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on SNDR shares. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on Schneider National from $25.00 to $27.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, November 11th. Benchmark lifted their target price on Schneider National from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Evercore ISI reduced their target price on shares of Schneider National from $27.00 to $26.00 and set an "in-line" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on shares of Schneider National from $26.00 to $25.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of Schneider National from $26.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, August 2nd.

Schneider National Stock Up 3.9 %

Shares of Schneider National stock opened at $33.28 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 1.66 and a quick ratio of 1.53. The stock has a market cap of $5.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.68, a PEG ratio of 3.88 and a beta of 0.85. The firm's 50-day moving average is $28.87 and its two-hundred day moving average is $26.13. Schneider National has a 1 year low of $20.50 and a 1 year high of $33.47.

Schneider National (NYSE:SNDR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported $0.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.23 by ($0.05). The business had revenue of $1.32 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.33 billion. Schneider National had a net margin of 2.10% and a return on equity of 3.92%. As a group, research analysts expect that Schneider National will post 0.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Schneider National Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 8th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 13th will be issued a $0.095 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 13th. This represents a $0.38 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.14%. Schneider National's dividend payout ratio is currently 61.29%.

Institutional Trading of Schneider National

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Innealta Capital LLC purchased a new position in Schneider National during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $53,000. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale purchased a new position in shares of Schneider National during the third quarter worth $73,000. Hilltop National Bank lifted its position in Schneider National by 28.5% during the second quarter. Hilltop National Bank now owns 3,044 shares of the company's stock valued at $74,000 after purchasing an additional 676 shares during the period. Quarry LP purchased a new stake in Schneider National in the third quarter valued at $90,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in Schneider National in the third quarter valued at $109,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 28.54% of the company's stock.

About Schneider National

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.