Brokerages Set Schneider National, Inc. (NYSE:SNDR) Target Price at $30.85

Shares of Schneider National, Inc. (NYSE:SNDR - Get Free Report) have been given a consensus recommendation of "Hold" by the fourteen ratings firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One equities research 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 brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $30.85.

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on SNDR shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Schneider National from $32.00 to $31.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Benchmark lifted their price objective on shares of Schneider National from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Schneider National from $31.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on shares of Schneider National from $28.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Susquehanna lifted their price objective on shares of Schneider National from $31.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st.

Insider Buying and Selling at Schneider National

In other news, COO Mark B. Rourke sold 32,057 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were 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 owns 266,887 shares of the company's stock, valued at $8,833,959.70. This represents a 10.72 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Shaleen Devgun sold 10,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $29.04, for a total transaction of $290,400.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 95,191 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,764,346.64. This represents a 9.51 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 66,555 shares of company stock worth $2,153,011. Corporate insiders own 32.68% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Schneider National

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in Schneider National by 52.6% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,306 shares of the company's stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 450 shares in the last quarter. Huntington National Bank grew its position in Schneider National by 237.9% in the fourth quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 1,416 shares of the company's stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 997 shares in 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 acquiring 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 acquiring an additional 1,350 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd acquired a new stake in Schneider National in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $48,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 28.54% of the company's stock.

Schneider National Trading Down 0.8 %

Schneider National stock traded down $0.22 during trading on Monday, hitting $27.56. The company had a trading volume of 815,277 shares, compared to its average volume of 811,041. Schneider National 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 simple moving average is $29.65 and its 200-day simple moving average is $28.90. The stock has a market cap of $4.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 0.93.

Schneider National (NYSE:SNDR - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The company reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.20. Schneider National had a net margin of 2.21% and a return on equity of 4.12%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.16 earnings per share. As a group, analysts expect that Schneider National will post 1.12 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Schneider National Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 9th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a $0.095 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $0.38 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.38%. Schneider National's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 58.46%.

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.