Kenneth Patrick Lorton Sells 1,222 Shares of Schrodinger (NASDAQ:SDGR) Stock

Schrodinger, Inc. (NASDAQ:SDGR) EVP Kenneth Patrick Lorton sold 1,222 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $12.90, for a total value of $15,763.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 89,241 shares in the company, valued at $1,151,208.90. The trade was a 1.35% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Kenneth Patrick Lorton also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, February 10th, Kenneth Patrick Lorton sold 925 shares of Schrodinger stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $13.73, for a total transaction of $12,700.25.

Schrodinger Stock Down 2.2%

Shares of NASDAQ SDGR opened at $12.74 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $14.77 and a 200-day simple moving average of $17.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $938.56 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -8.97 and a beta of 1.57. Schrodinger, Inc. has a 52 week low of $11.11 and a 52 week high of $27.63.

Schrodinger (NASDAQ:SDGR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.13) by $0.57. The company had revenue of $87.24 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $83.66 million. Schrodinger had a negative net margin of 40.37% and a negative return on equity of 29.47%. Schrodinger’s revenue was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned ($0.24) EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Schrodinger, Inc. will post -2.37 EPS for the current year.

Key Stories Impacting Schrodinger

Here are the key news stories impacting Schrodinger this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Yahoo Finance piece highlights an evolving investment thesis as Schrödinger shifts toward hosted software and resets targets, which could support longer-term sentiment if adoption and ARR trajectory improve. How The Schrödinger (SDGR) Investment Story Is Evolving With Hosted Software And Reset Targets
• Neutral Sentiment: Transcript from Schrödinger’s TD Cowen conference presentation provides management commentary and detail that investors can use to re-assess guidance, product roadmap and commercialization progress; useful but not an immediate catalyst. Schrödinger, Inc. (SDGR) Presents at TD Cowen 46th Annual Health Care Conference Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Ramy Farid sold 3,661 shares at an average $12.91 (?1.09% reduction in his stake), a high-profile insider sale that can signal near-term selling pressure. CEO Form 4
• Negative Sentiment: CFO Rachit Jain sold 1,631 shares at ~$12.90 (?3.01% reduction), adding to the cluster of exec sales that market participants often interpret as a negative signal. CFO Form 4
• Negative Sentiment: Other senior leaders (EVPs Kenneth Lorton and Yvonne Tran, CAO Jenny Herman, and insiders Robert Abel, Karen Akinsanya) executed small-to-moderate sales (roughly 600–1,366 shares each around $12.80–$12.91), collectively reducing insider holdings and contributing to downward pressure. Sample Insider Filing (Robert Abel)
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple filings show these sales occurred within a short window (Mar 4–6), which magnifies market reaction compared with isolated, scheduled sales; however, each sale is a small percentage of total insider stakes and could reflect diversification or option/vesting activity rather than a change in corporate outlook. SEC Filings

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently commented on SDGR. UBS Group started coverage on Schrodinger in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $18.00 price objective on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised Schrodinger from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 31st. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Schrodinger in a report on Friday, January 9th. Bank of America raised shares of Schrodinger from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $24.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Finally, KeyCorp dropped their price objective on shares of Schrodinger from $28.00 to $25.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Schrodinger has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $21.75.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Schrodinger

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Amalgamated Bank lifted its stake in shares of Schrodinger by 3.9% in the 3rd quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 16,411 shares of the company’s stock valued at $329,000 after purchasing an additional 623 shares during the last quarter. Verity Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Schrodinger by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Verity Asset Management Inc. now owns 65,722 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,175,000 after purchasing an additional 798 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can raised its holdings in Schrodinger by 5.8% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 15,941 shares of the company’s stock valued at $321,000 after buying an additional 879 shares during the period. Handelsbanken Fonder AB lifted its position in Schrodinger by 6.3% in the fourth quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 15,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $272,000 after buying an additional 900 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stephens Inc. AR lifted its position in Schrodinger by 9.5% in the third quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 10,894 shares of the company’s stock valued at $219,000 after buying an additional 944 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.05% of the company’s stock.

Schrodinger Company Profile

Schrödinger, Inc is a life sciences and materials discovery company that specializes in the application of physics-based computational platforms to accelerate drug discovery and advanced materials design. Founded in 1990 by Professor Richard A. Friesner, Schrödinger has developed a suite of proprietary software tools—such as Maestro for molecular modeling, Glide for molecular docking and Jaguar for quantum chemistry calculations—that enable scientists to predict molecular behavior with high accuracy.