Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Invests $388,000 in Schneider National, Inc. $SNDR

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management purchased a new position in Schneider National, Inc. (NYSE:SNDR) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 14,734 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $388,000.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. purchased a new stake in Schneider National in the fourth quarter worth $29,469,000. Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Schneider National by 568.4% during the 4th quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 240,450 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,379,000 after buying an additional 204,475 shares during the last quarter. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. grew its stake in shares of Schneider National by 15.8% during the 4th quarter. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. now owns 1,825,534 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,431,000 after acquiring an additional 249,258 shares during the period. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Schneider National during the 4th quarter worth $662,000. Finally, Hudson Bay Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in Schneider National in the 3rd quarter worth about $742,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 28.54% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Schneider National from $33.00 to $38.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, June 5th. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Schneider National from $25.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on shares of Schneider National from $35.00 to $39.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 17th. Raymond James Financial restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Schneider National in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Finally, Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of Schneider National from $33.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $34.31.

Schneider National Stock Performance

NYSE:SNDR opened at $38.28 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $35.48 and its 200 day moving average is $30.67. The firm has a market cap of $6.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 68.36, a PEG ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.17. 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 52-week low of $20.11 and a 52-week high of $39.27.

Schneider National (NYSE:SNDR) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $0.12 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.11 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $1.24 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.42 billion. Schneider National had a return on equity of 3.45% and a net margin of 1.73%.The firm’s revenue was down .2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.16 EPS. Schneider National has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.700-1.00 EPS. Research analysts predict that Schneider National, Inc. will post 0.91 EPS for the current year.

Schneider National Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 12th were issued a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 12th. Schneider National’s dividend payout ratio is presently 71.43%.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Magnin Shelly A. Dumas sold 2,425 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 24,697 shares in the company, valued at approximately $763,137.30. This trade represents a 8.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Shaleen Devgun sold 8,352 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $38.59, for a total transaction of $322,303.68. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 38,619 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,490,307.21. This represents a 17.78% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 31,048 shares of company stock worth $1,150,304. 23.64% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Schneider National Company Profile

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.