Insider Selling: Schrodinger (NASDAQ:SDGR) Insider Sells $16,653.00 in Stock

Schrodinger, Inc. (NASDAQ:SDGR) insider Robert Lorne Abel sold 1,300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.81, for a total value of $16,653.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 55,897 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $716,040.57. This represents a 2.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

Robert Lorne Abel also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, February 9th, Robert Lorne Abel sold 1,230 shares of Schrodinger stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $13.51, for a total transaction of $16,617.30.

Schrodinger Stock Down 2.2%

SDGR stock opened at $12.74 on Monday. Schrodinger, Inc. has a twelve month low of $11.11 and a twelve month high of $27.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $938.49 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -8.97 and a beta of 1.57. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $14.77 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $17.57.

Schrodinger (NASDAQ:SDGR) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.13) by $0.57. Schrodinger had a negative net margin of 40.37% and a negative return on equity of 29.47%. The firm had revenue of $87.24 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $83.66 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned ($0.24) EPS. The business’s revenue was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Schrodinger, Inc. will post -2.37 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Schrodinger

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its stake in Schrodinger by 4.5% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 33,055 shares of the company’s stock worth $653,000 after acquiring an additional 1,412 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can increased its position in shares of Schrodinger by 5.8% during the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 15,941 shares of the company’s stock worth $321,000 after acquiring an additional 879 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Schrodinger by 1.4% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,362,605 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,419,000 after acquiring an additional 18,156 shares in the last quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey boosted its holdings in shares of Schrodinger by 14.5% in the second quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey now owns 13,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $262,000 after purchasing an additional 1,644 shares during the period. Finally, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS boosted its holdings in shares of Schrodinger by 8.2% in the second quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 14,343 shares of the company’s stock valued at $289,000 after purchasing an additional 1,082 shares during the period. 79.05% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have issued reports on SDGR shares. Bank of America raised shares of Schrodinger from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $24.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday, December 15th. UBS Group initiated coverage on Schrodinger in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $18.00 price target on the stock. KeyCorp decreased their price target on Schrodinger from $28.00 to $25.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Schrodinger in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Schrodinger from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 31st. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Schrodinger currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $21.75.

More Schrodinger News

Here are the key news stories impacting Schrodinger this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Yahoo Finance piece highlights an evolving investment thesis as Schrödinger shifts toward hosted software and resets targets, which could support longer-term sentiment if adoption and ARR trajectory improve. How The Schrödinger (SDGR) Investment Story Is Evolving With Hosted Software And Reset Targets
• Neutral Sentiment: Transcript from Schrödinger’s TD Cowen conference presentation provides management commentary and detail that investors can use to re-assess guidance, product roadmap and commercialization progress; useful but not an immediate catalyst. Schrödinger, Inc. (SDGR) Presents at TD Cowen 46th Annual Health Care Conference Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Ramy Farid sold 3,661 shares at an average $12.91 (≈1.09% reduction in his stake), a high-profile insider sale that can signal near-term selling pressure. CEO Form 4
• Negative Sentiment: CFO Rachit Jain sold 1,631 shares at ~$12.90 (≈3.01% reduction), adding to the cluster of exec sales that market participants often interpret as a negative signal. CFO Form 4
• Negative Sentiment: Other senior leaders (EVPs Kenneth Lorton and Yvonne Tran, CAO Jenny Herman, and insiders Robert Abel, Karen Akinsanya) executed small-to-moderate sales (roughly 600–1,366 shares each around $12.80–$12.91), collectively reducing insider holdings and contributing to downward pressure. Sample Insider Filing (Robert Abel)
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple filings show these sales occurred within a short window (Mar 4–6), which magnifies market reaction compared with isolated, scheduled sales; however, each sale is a small percentage of total insider stakes and could reflect diversification or option/vesting activity rather than a change in corporate outlook. SEC Filings

About Schrodinger

Schrödinger, Inc is a life sciences and materials discovery company that specializes in the application of physics-based computational platforms to accelerate drug discovery and advanced materials design. Founded in 1990 by Professor Richard A. Friesner, Schrödinger has developed a suite of proprietary software tools—such as Maestro for molecular modeling, Glide for molecular docking and Jaguar for quantum chemistry calculations—that enable scientists to predict molecular behavior with high accuracy.