5,879 Shares in The Charles Schwab Corporation $SCHW Purchased by MRWM Advisors LLC

MRWM Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHWFree Report) in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 5,879 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $561,000.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in SCHW. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Charles Schwab during the second quarter worth approximately $1,889,858,000. Brown Advisory Inc. lifted its position in Charles Schwab by 88.4% in the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 12,162,260 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,109,687,000 after buying an additional 5,708,208 shares in the last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA lifted its position in Charles Schwab by 35.9% in the 2nd quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 19,034,806 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,736,736,000 after buying an additional 5,032,728 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in shares of Charles Schwab by 28.3% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 14,182,132 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,293,978,000 after buying an additional 3,125,179 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Charles Schwab by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 151,182,081 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $13,793,853,000 after acquiring an additional 2,786,829 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.38% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently issued reports on SCHW. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Charles Schwab from $139.00 to $148.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Charles Schwab in a research report on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Charles Schwab from $119.00 to $121.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, October 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on Charles Schwab from $119.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Charles Schwab in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Charles Schwab has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $114.45.

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Key Charles Schwab News

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Charles Schwab Stock Up 1.0%

SCHW opened at $103.83 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $184.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a current ratio of 0.58. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $97.15 and a 200 day moving average price of $95.49. The Charles Schwab Corporation has a twelve month low of $65.88 and a twelve month high of $104.98.

Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHWGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.31 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.25 by $0.06. Charles Schwab had a return on equity of 21.02% and a net margin of 35.93%.The company had revenue of $6.38 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.93 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.71 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 26.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts forecast that The Charles Schwab Corporation will post 4.22 EPS for the current year.

Charles Schwab Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 28th. Investors of record on Friday, November 14th were issued a $0.27 dividend. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 14th. Charles Schwab’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 25.29%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Charles Schwab news, insider Jonathan S. Beatty sold 3,072 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.00, for a total transaction of $301,056.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 11,923 shares in the company, valued at $1,168,454. This represents a 20.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 6.30% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About Charles Schwab

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Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCHW) is a diversified financial services firm that provides brokerage, banking, wealth management and advisory services to individual investors, independent investment advisors and institutional clients. Its primary offerings include retail brokerage accounts, online trading platforms, Schwab-branded mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), retirement plan services, custodial services for independent Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs), and banking products through Charles Schwab Bank.

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