Peterson Financial Group Inc. Buys Shares of 537 The Charles Schwab Co. (NYSE:SCHW)

Peterson Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of The Charles Schwab Co. (NYSE:SCHW) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 537 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $35,000.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Washington Trust Advisors Inc. grew its position in Charles Schwab by 62.6% in the third quarter. Washington Trust Advisors Inc. now owns 387 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares in the last quarter. Capital Performance Advisors LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Charles Schwab in the third quarter valued at about $25,000. Country Trust Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Charles Schwab in the second quarter valued at about $26,000. American Capital Advisory LLC bought a new stake in Charles Schwab during the second quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Fortitude Family Office LLC boosted its position in Charles Schwab by 97.5% during the second quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 389 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 192 shares during the last quarter. 84.38% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Charles Schwab news, insider Jonathan S. Beatty sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.02, for a total value of $192,550.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 18,069 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,391,674.38. This trade represents a 12.15 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Chairman Charles R. Schwab sold 62,345 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.52, for a total transaction of $4,521,259.40. Following the sale, the chairman now directly owns 60,619,371 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,396,116,784.92. This trade represents a 0.10 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 103,645 shares of company stock worth $7,440,627 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 6.60% of the company’s stock.

Charles Schwab Stock Up 0.6 %

SCHW stock opened at $80.64 on Friday. The Charles Schwab Co. has a fifty-two week low of $55.09 and a fifty-two week high of $82.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.47 and a quick ratio of 0.42. The stock has a market capitalization of $143.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.50, a PEG ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 0.96. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $68.74 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $69.63.

Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 15th. The financial services provider reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.75 by $0.02. Charles Schwab had a net margin of 27.47% and a return on equity of 16.92%. The business had revenue of $4.85 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.78 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.77 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts anticipate that The Charles Schwab Co. will post 3.12 earnings per share for the current year.

Charles Schwab Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 22nd. Investors of record on Friday, November 8th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.24%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 8th. Charles Schwab’s dividend payout ratio is currently 39.06%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on SCHW. Citigroup dropped their price objective on Charles Schwab from $75.00 to $72.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, September 27th. StockNews.com raised shares of Charles Schwab from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price objective on shares of Charles Schwab from $79.00 to $73.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 4th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Charles Schwab from $68.00 to $74.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Charles Schwab from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Charles Schwab has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $74.18.

Charles Schwab Company Profile

The Charles Schwab Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a savings and loan holding company that provides wealth management, securities brokerage, banking, asset management, custody, and financial advisory services in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Investor Services and Advisor Services.