Schneider National, Inc. (NYSE:SNDR) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of Schneider National, Inc. (NYSE:SNDR) have received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the seventeen analysts that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and seven have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $31.6429.

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on SNDR shares. Susquehanna raised their target price on shares of Schneider National from $28.00 to $34.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on shares of Schneider National from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Schneider National in a research note on Friday, January 30th. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on shares of Schneider National from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Finally, National Bank Financial set a $35.00 price objective on shares of Schneider National in a research note on Friday.

Insider Activity

In other Schneider National news, CFO Darrell George Campbell sold 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $28.89, for a total value of $173,340.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 66,275 shares in the company, valued at $1,914,684.75. This represents a 8.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 23.64% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of SNDR. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. bought a new position in Schneider National in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,469,000. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. bought a new position in Schneider National in the second quarter valued at approximately $26,393,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in Schneider National by 145.4% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,816,087 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,181,000 after buying an additional 1,076,184 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Schneider National by 64.9% in the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,077,455 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,115,000 after buying an additional 817,259 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Gotham Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in Schneider National by 396.1% in the third quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC now owns 855,802 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,109,000 after buying an additional 683,298 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 28.54% of the company’s stock.

Schneider National Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of NYSE SNDR opened at $30.03 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.27 billion, a PE ratio of 53.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a current ratio of 1.95, a quick ratio of 1.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. Schneider National has a 1 year low of $20.11 and a 1 year high of $33.34. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $27.26 and its 200-day moving average is $26.45.

Schneider National (NYSE:SNDR) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $0.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.11 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $1.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.42 billion. Schneider National had a net margin of 1.73% and a return on equity of 3.45%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down .2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.16 EPS. Schneider National has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.700-1.00 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Schneider National will post 0.87 EPS for the current year.

Schneider National announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, January 28th that allows the company to repurchase $150.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the company to purchase up to 2.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Schneider National Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 12th will be issued a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend 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.