FY2027 Earnings Forecast for SNDR Issued By Zacks Research

Schneider National, Inc. (NYSE:SNDR) – Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their FY2027 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Schneider National in a note issued to investors on Thursday, February 12th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will post earnings of $1.47 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $1.86. The consensus estimate for Schneider National’s current full-year earnings is $1.12 per share.

SNDR has been the subject of a number of other reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Schneider National in a report on Monday, December 29th. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Schneider National in a research note on Friday, January 30th. TD Cowen lowered their price objective on shares of Schneider National from $31.00 to $30.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Susquehanna raised their price objective on shares of Schneider National from $19.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, National Bank Financial set a $27.00 target price on shares of Schneider National in a report on Friday, February 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $28.43.

Schneider National Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of Schneider National stock opened at $28.81 on Monday. Schneider National has a twelve month low of $20.11 and a twelve month high of $30.98. The company has a quick ratio of 1.93, a current ratio of 2.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The company’s 50 day moving average is $28.41 and its 200 day moving average is $25.01. The company has a market cap of $5.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.08.

Schneider National (NYSE:SNDR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The company reported $0.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by ($0.08). Schneider National had a net margin of 1.83% and a return on equity of 3.66%. The company had revenue of $1.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.45 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.20 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Schneider National

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. purchased a new position in shares of Schneider National during the 4th quarter valued at $29,469,000. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. bought a new stake in Schneider National during the second quarter valued at about $26,393,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position 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 lifted its position in shares of Schneider National by 64.9% in 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Gotham Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Schneider National by 396.1% in the third quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC now owns 855,802 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,109,000 after acquiring an additional 683,298 shares during the period. 28.54% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Schneider National Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 8th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. This is an increase from Schneider National’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.10. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. Schneider National’s payout ratio is presently 64.41%.

Schneider National announced that its board has initiated a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, January 28th that allows the company to buyback $150.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 2.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

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.