The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company bought a new position in The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHW – Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 66,899 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $15,172,000.
A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of SCHW. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Charles Schwab by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 73,156,290 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $6,984,231,000 after acquiring an additional 691,671 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Charles Schwab by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 37,667,640 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $3,747,646,000 after acquiring an additional 98,242 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its stake in Charles Schwab by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 30,184,369 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $3,015,720,000 after acquiring an additional 78,020 shares during the period. Primecap Management Co. CA increased its stake in Charles Schwab by 9.7% in the fourth quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 23,276,071 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,325,512,000 after acquiring an additional 2,066,884 shares during the period. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its position in Charles Schwab by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 21,818,514 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,179,888,000 after purchasing an additional 171,926 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.38% of the company’s stock.
Charles Schwab Trading Up 2.1%
Shares of SCHW stock opened at $110.35 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $190.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.06, a P/E/G ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 0.76. The Charles Schwab Corporation has a 12-month low of $83.96 and a 12-month high of $114.53. The company has a quick ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $103.42 and a 200 day moving average price of $96.39.
Charles Schwab Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 28th. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th were given a dividend of $0.32 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 14th. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. Charles Schwab’s dividend payout ratio is 23.27%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Charles Schwab
In other Charles Schwab news, Chairman Walter W. Bettinger sold 176,210 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $113.49, for a total value of $19,998,072.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman directly owned 610,360 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $69,269,756.40. The trade was a 22.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Nigel J. Murtagh sold 24,778 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $109.01, for a total transaction of $2,701,049.78. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 57,972 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,319,527.72. This trade represents a 29.94% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 575,194 shares of company stock worth $61,697,642 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 6.30% of the company’s stock.
More Charles Schwab News
Here are the key news stories impacting Charles Schwab this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Schwab plans to add Solana, Avalanche and Chainlink to its direct crypto-trading platform, expanding beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum across its 39.9 million accounts. The move could attract additional trading activity, younger investors and digital-asset revenue, although actual demand remains uncertain. Charles Schwab expands crypto access
- Positive Sentiment: Beginning next year, Schwab will refer clients with at least $5 million in investible assets to external financial advisors. The higher threshold reflects increasing use of the referral program by wealthy clients and may improve the quality and economics of Schwab’s advisor relationships. Schwab hikes minimum for client referrals
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst commentary continues to cite Schwab’s scale, active-trading exposure, technology investments and potential benefit from the Federal Reserve’s next rate move. The stock retains a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating, while recent quarterly results beat estimates on earnings and revenue. Financial stocks positioned for the Fed’s next move
- Positive Sentiment: Schwab’s Digital Account Opening API is now live through OneVest, broadening fintech and wealth-management integrations and potentially increasing adoption of Schwab’s custody and platform services. Charles Schwab opens Digital Account API
- Neutral Sentiment: Market volatility and interest-rate expectations remain important swing factors. Greater volatility could support trading and options activity, while falling or changing rates can affect Schwab’s bank-sweep balances and net interest revenue.
- Negative Sentiment: Vanguard’s planned acquisition of Altruist could intensify competition with Schwab for independent advisors and custody assets, potentially increasing technology spending and pricing pressure. Vanguard’s Altruist acquisition
- Negative Sentiment: Chairman Walter Bettinger sold 176,210 shares worth approximately $20 million, reducing his direct ownership by 22.4%. Although insider sales do not necessarily signal deteriorating fundamentals, the transaction may weigh on investor sentiment after SCHW’s strong rally. Charles Schwab chairman insider sale
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
SCHW has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Argus raised their price target on shares of Charles Schwab from $108.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Barclays upped their price objective on Charles Schwab from $122.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Citigroup reissued a “market outperform” rating on shares of Charles Schwab in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. TD Cowen raised their target price on Charles Schwab from $108.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Charles Schwab in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $121.17.
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Charles Schwab Profile
Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCHW) is a diversified financial services firm that provides brokerage, banking, wealth management and advisory services to individual investors, independent investment advisors and institutional clients. Its primary offerings include retail brokerage accounts, online trading platforms, Schwab-branded mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), retirement plan services, custodial services for independent Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs), and banking products through Charles Schwab Bank.
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