Schroders plc (LON:SDR) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Schroders plc (LON:SDR) has received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the seven brokerages that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 413.86.

SDR has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Citigroup cut their price objective on shares of Schroders from GBX 435 to GBX 430 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on Schroders from GBX 435 to GBX 440 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Schroders in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a GBX 420 price objective on shares of Schroders in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 455 price objective on shares of Schroders in a research note on Friday, October 17th.

Schroders Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of SDR stock opened at GBX 457.29 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 4.90, a quick ratio of 4.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.95. Schroders has a 12 month low of GBX 283.40 and a 12 month high of GBX 472.80. The stock has a market cap of £7.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.51, a P/E/G ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 415.45 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 396.04.

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.