Ethic Inc. Makes New Investment in Schneider National, Inc. $SNDR

Ethic Inc. bought a new position in shares of Schneider National, Inc. (NYSE:SNDR) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund bought 17,401 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $462,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased its position in Schneider National by 2,425.4% during the 3rd quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,692 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 1,625 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its stake in Schneider National by 155.7% in the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,823 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 1,110 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP increased its stake in Schneider National by 36.7% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 3,404 shares of the company’s stock valued at $72,000 after purchasing an additional 913 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC increased its stake in Schneider National by 36.3% in the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 6,506 shares of the company’s stock valued at $173,000 after purchasing an additional 1,732 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in Schneider National by 136.7% in the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 8,284 shares of the company’s stock valued at $175,000 after purchasing an additional 4,784 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 28.54% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Schneider National news, CFO Darrell George Campbell sold 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $28.89, for a total transaction of $173,340.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 66,275 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,914,684.75. This represents a 8.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Magnin Shelly A. Dumas sold 2,425 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.90, for a total value of $74,932.50. Following the sale, the vice president owned 24,697 shares in the company, valued at approximately $763,137.30. This trade represents a 8.94% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 23.64% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Schneider National in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Schneider National from $25.00 to $33.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Stifel Nicolaus downgraded Schneider National from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $32.00 to $26.00 in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. TD Cowen raised their price objective on Schneider National from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Zacks Research raised Schneider National from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 6th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $31.71.

Schneider National Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:SNDR opened at $31.98 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $27.72 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $26.84. The stock has a market cap of $5.60 billion, a PE ratio of 57.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 1.83 and a current ratio of 1.95. Schneider National, Inc. has a one year low of $20.11 and a one year high of $33.34.

Schneider National (NYSE:SNDR) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $0.12 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.11 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $1.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.42 billion. Schneider National had a return on equity of 3.45% and a net margin of 1.73%.Schneider National’s quarterly revenue was down .2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.16 EPS. Schneider National has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.700-1.00 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Schneider National, Inc. will post 0.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Schneider National declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program on Wednesday, January 28th that allows the company to buyback $150.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the company to buy up to 2.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Schneider National Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 12th. Schneider National’s dividend payout ratio is 71.43%.

About Schneider National

Schneider National, Inc is a leading provider of transportation and logistics services in North America. The company offers a full spectrum of solutions, including truckload transportation, intermodal services and dedicated logistics. Through these offerings, Schneider supports the movement of goods ranging from dry van freight to refrigerated and flatbed shipments, while also providing customized supply chain management and warehousing capabilities.

Founded in 1935 by Al Schneider as a single-truck operation in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the company has grown into one of the industry’s most recognized carriers.