<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Shares of Schroders plc (LON:SDR - Get Free Report) have been assigned an average rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34; from the six research firms that are  covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have issued  a buy recommendation on  the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 453.33.</p><p>A number of research firms have recently issued reports on SDR. Jefferies Financial Group  reaffirmed a &#34;hold&#34; rating and issued a GBX 420 price objective on shares of Schroders in a research report on Friday, January 9th. JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co.  reaffirmed an &#34;overweight&#34; rating on shares of Schroders in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Citigroup cut Schroders to a &#34;neutral&#34; rating and raised their price objective for the company from GBX 460 to GBX 590 in a research report on Thursday.</p><p><b>Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on SDR</b></p><h2>Schroders Stock Performance</h2><p>LON SDR remained flat at GBX 579.50 during trading hours on Thursday. The company had a trading volume of 6,147,151 shares, compared to its average volume of 16,859,574. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 579.12 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 473.64. Schroders has a 1 year low of GBX 317.20 and a 1 year high of GBX 599.50. The company has a quick ratio of 4.32, a current ratio of 92.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 20.74. The stock has a market cap of £9.04 billion, a PE ratio of 17.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.11. </p><p>Schroders (LON:SDR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported GBX 36.60 EPS for the quarter. Schroders had a return on equity of 12.35% and a net margin of 16.44%. Analysts predict that  Schroders will post 33.7347131 EPS for the current year. </p><h2>Schroders Company Profile</h2> (Get Free Report)<p>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.</p><h2>Featured Stories</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than Schroders</li></ul><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/RatingsChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PUxPTiZTeW1ib2w9U0RS?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="600" height="385" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/RatingsChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PUxPTiZTeW1ib2w9U0RS"/></p><p><em>This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.</em></p><h2>Should You Invest $1,000 in Schroders Right Now?</h2><p>Before you consider Schroders, you'll want to hear this.</p><p>MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and Schroders wasn't on the list.</p><p>While Schroders currently has a Moderate Buy rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.</p><p>View The Five Stocks Here</p>                  </div>

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<p>Schroders plc (LON:SDR) has received an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from six research firms. Three analysts recommend holding the stock, while three suggest buying. The average 12-month target price is GBX 453.33. Recent reports include Jefferies maintaining a "hold" rating with a GBX 420 target, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirming an "overweight" rating, and Citigroup upgrading to "neutral" with a target increase from GBX 460 to GBX 590. The stock is currently trading at GBX 579.50, with a market cap of £9.04 billion and a PE ratio of 17.25.</p>

Schroders plc (LON:SDR) Given Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" by Brokerages