Schroders (LON:SDR) Insider Acquires £104.22 in Stock

Schroders plc (LON:SDR) insider Johanna Kyrklund acquired 18 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, April 10th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 579 per share, with a total value of £104.22.

Schroders Price Performance

Shares of LON:SDR traded up GBX 0.50 on Monday, reaching GBX 578.50. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,021,076 shares, compared to its average volume of 16,013,074. Schroders plc has a 52-week low of GBX 306.60 and a 52-week high of GBX 599.50. The company has a market cap of £9.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.22, a PEG ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 560.71 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 456.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 20.74, a quick ratio of 4.32 and a current ratio of 92.37.

Schroders (LON:SDR) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported GBX 36.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Schroders had a net margin of 16.44% and a return on equity of 12.35%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Schroders plc will post 33.7347131 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

SDR has been the subject of several analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Schroders in a report on Friday, January 9th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 420 target price on shares of Schroders in a report on Friday, January 9th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 413.86.

About Schroders

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.