Kera Capital Partners Inc. Makes New $308,000 Investment in Schneider National, Inc. $SNDR

Kera Capital Partners Inc. purchased a new stake in Schneider National, Inc. (NYSE:SNDR) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 12,770 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $308,000.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of SNDR. Jane Street Group LLC grew its position in shares of Schneider National by 161.2% in the fourth quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 41,105 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,204,000 after purchasing an additional 25,370 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its position in shares of Schneider National by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 22,061 shares of the company’s stock valued at $646,000 after purchasing an additional 867 shares during the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG grew its position in shares of Schneider National by 545.6% in the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 3,725 shares of the company’s stock valued at $109,000 after purchasing an additional 3,148 shares during the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Schneider National in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $76,000. Finally, Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP acquired a new stake in shares of Schneider National in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $217,000. 28.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Schneider National Stock Performance

NYSE:SNDR opened at $23.83 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.77, a current ratio of 1.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. The company has a market cap of $4.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.04, a P/E/G ratio of 0.78 and a beta of 1.11. Schneider National, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $20.59 and a fifty-two week high of $33.90. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $24.93 and its two-hundred day moving average is $24.03.

Schneider National (NYSE:SNDR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21. The company had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.41 billion. Schneider National had a net margin of 2.29% and a return on equity of 4.39%. Schneider National’s revenue was up 7.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.21 earnings per share. Schneider National has set its FY 2025 guidance at 0.750-0.950 EPS. Analysts expect that Schneider National, Inc. will post 1.12 EPS for the current year.

Schneider National Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 9th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.095 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 12th. This represents a $0.38 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. Schneider National’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 54.29%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently commented on SNDR shares. UBS Group lowered shares of Schneider National from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price target for the company from $25.00 to $26.00 in a research report on Friday, September 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Schneider National from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $24.00 to $32.00 in a research report on Monday, June 2nd. Robert W. Baird started coverage on shares of Schneider National in a research report on Tuesday, July 1st. They set an “outperform” rating and a $28.00 target price on the stock. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Schneider National from $24.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 9th. Finally, Baird R W upgraded shares of Schneider National to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $27.36.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Schneider National news, EVP Thomas G. Jackson sold 36,596 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.36, for a total transaction of $891,478.56. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 72,870 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,775,113.20. This trade represents a 33.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 32.68% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Schneider National Company Profile

Schneider National, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides surface transportation and logistics solutions in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. It operates through three segments: Truckload, Intermodal, and Logistics. The Truckload segment offers over the road freight transportation services primarily through dry van, bulk, temperature-controlled, and flat-bed trailers across either network or dedicated configurations.