Schneider National, Inc. (NYSE:SNDR) Receives Average Rating of "Hold" from Analysts

Shares of Schneider National, Inc. (NYSE:SNDR - Get Free Report) have earned a consensus rating of "Hold" from the fourteen research firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $29.15.

Several analysts recently commented on SNDR shares. Evercore ISI cut their price objective on shares of Schneider National from $27.00 to $26.00 and set an "in-line" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Citigroup lowered shares of Schneider National from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating and decreased their target price for the company from $32.00 to $30.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Schneider National from $30.00 to $29.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Susquehanna decreased their target price on Schneider National from $29.00 to $26.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on shares of Schneider National from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday.

Schneider National Stock Up 1.1 %

Shares of SNDR traded up $0.33 on Thursday, reaching $30.73. The stock had a trading volume of 612,259 shares, compared to its average volume of 670,936. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 1.53 and a current ratio of 1.66. Schneider National has a 12-month low of $20.50 and a 12-month high of $33.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $30.64 and a 200-day simple moving average of $28.19.

Schneider National (NYSE:SNDR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported $0.18 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 return on equity of 3.92% and a net margin of 2.10%. Sell-side analysts predict that Schneider National will post 0.7 EPS for the current year.

Schneider National Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 8th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 13th were issued a $0.095 dividend. This represents a $0.38 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.24%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 13th. Schneider National's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 61.29%.

Insider Activity at Schneider National

In related news, COO Mark B. Rourke sold 32,057 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.10, for a total transaction of $1,061,086.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 266,887 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $8,833,959.70. This represents a 10.72 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Robert M. Reich, Jr. sold 6,250 shares of Schneider National stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.69, for a total value of $198,062.50. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 155,366 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,923,548.54. The trade was a 3.87 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 66,555 shares of company stock valued at $2,153,011. Corporate insiders own 32.68% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Schneider National

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of SNDR. Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its position in shares of Schneider National by 32.6% during the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 22,812 shares of the company's stock valued at $668,000 after buying an additional 5,613 shares in the last quarter. Future Financial Wealth Managment LLC purchased a new stake in Schneider National during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $59,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in Schneider National by 52.6% during 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 period. Principal Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Schneider National in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $6,327,000. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Schneider National by 13.6% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 21,734 shares of the company's stock worth $603,000 after purchasing an additional 2,594 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 28.54% of the company's stock.

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.