Schroders (LON:SDR) Insider Buys £249.60 in Stock

Schroders plc (LON:SDR) insider Richard Oldfield bought 60 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 12th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 416 per share, with a total value of £249.60.

Richard Oldfield also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, November 10th, Richard Oldfield purchased 10 shares of Schroders stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 389 per share, for a total transaction of GBX 3,890.

Schroders Stock Up 9.8%

SDR stock opened at GBX 458.40 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of GBX 397.37 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 388.87. The firm has a market cap of £7.11 billion, a PE ratio of 20.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.17. Schroders plc has a twelve month low of GBX 283.40 and a twelve month high of GBX 458.80. The company has a quick ratio of 4.32, a current ratio of 4.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.95.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on SDR shares. Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of Schroders from GBX 435 to GBX 430 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their target price on shares of Schroders from GBX 400 to GBX 420 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Schroders in a research note on Friday, January 9th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 455 price target on shares of Schroders in a report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on shares of Schroders from GBX 435 to GBX 440 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 413.86.

Schroders Company Profile

Schroders plc is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm also provides advisory and consultancy services. It provides its services to financial institutions, high net worth clients, large corporate, local authority, charitable entities, individuals, pension plans, government funds, insurance companies, and endowments. The firm launches and manages equity mutual funds and manages fixed income mutual funds for its clients. It also manages hedge for its clients. The firm invests in the public equity, fixed income, and alternative investment markets across the globe.