Analysts Set Schneider National, Inc. (NYSE:SNDR) Target Price at $32.69

Shares of Schneider National, Inc. (NYSE:SNDR) have received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the sixteen brokerages that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $32.6923.

Several analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Schneider National from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, April 6th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Schneider National from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Schneider National from $29.00 to $33.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Schneider National from $33.00 to $38.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, June 5th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Schneider National from $36.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 17th.

Schneider National Price Performance

Shares of SNDR opened at $36.45 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $6.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 65.08, a PEG ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.17. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $34.02 and a 200 day moving average price of $29.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 1.95 and a quick ratio of 1.83. Schneider National has a 12 month low of $20.11 and a 12 month high of $39.27.

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

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 given a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 12th. Schneider National’s payout ratio is 71.43%.

Insider Transactions at Schneider National

In other news, EVP Thomas G. Jackson sold 20,271 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.15, for a total value of $753,067.65. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 77,174 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,867,014.10. This represents a 20.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Magnin Shelly A. Dumas sold 2,425 shares of the firm’s 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 transaction, the vice president directly owned 24,697 shares in the company, valued at $763,137.30. This trade represents a 8.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 31,048 shares of company stock valued at $1,150,304. 23.64% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Schneider National

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of SNDR. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Schneider National during the 4th quarter worth about $29,469,000. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. bought a new position in shares of Schneider National in the second quarter valued at approximately $26,393,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 1,076,184 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Schneider National by 64.9% during the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,077,455 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,115,000 after acquiring an additional 817,259 shares during the period. Finally, Gotham Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Schneider National by 396.1% during the third quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC now owns 855,802 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,109,000 after acquiring an additional 683,298 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 28.54% of the company’s stock.

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.