Schneider National, Inc. (NYSE:SNDR) Given Average Recommendation of "Hold" by Brokerages

Schneider National, Inc. (NYSE:SNDR - Get Free Report) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from the fourteen brokerages that are covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $30.85.

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on shares of Schneider National from $28.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Schneider National from $31.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Stephens reaffirmed an "equal weight" rating and issued a $30.00 target price (down previously from $32.00) on shares of Schneider National in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Susquehanna upped their price objective on Schneider National from $31.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Schneider National from $32.00 to $31.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 31st.

Schneider National Price Performance

Shares of Schneider National stock traded down $0.09 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $25.43. 1,017,327 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 801,538. Schneider National has a fifty-two week low of $20.50 and a fifty-two week high of $33.90. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $28.44 and a 200 day simple moving average of $28.86. 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 has a market cap of $4.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.54 and a beta of 0.87.

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Schneider National (NYSE:SNDR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 30th. The company reported $0.20 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.20. Schneider National had a net margin of 2.21% and a return on equity of 4.12%. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.16 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Schneider National will post 1.12 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Schneider National Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 9th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.095 per share. This represents a $0.38 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.49%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. Schneider National's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 58.46%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Shaleen Devgun sold 10,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $29.04, for a total value of $290,400.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 95,191 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,764,346.64. The trade was a 9.51 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 32.68% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Schneider National

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of SNDR. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Schneider National by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,410,100 shares of the company's stock worth $129,128,000 after acquiring an additional 144,133 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Schneider National by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,369,533 shares of the company's stock valued at $127,940,000 after buying an additional 172,418 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its holdings in shares of Schneider National by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 2,914,631 shares of the company's stock worth $83,184,000 after buying an additional 48,905 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its position in shares of Schneider National by 14.2% during the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,469,951 shares of the company's stock worth $72,320,000 after buying an additional 306,275 shares during the period. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Schneider National by 87.8% during the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,200,452 shares of the company's stock valued at $64,429,000 after acquiring an additional 1,028,789 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.