Schrodinger (NASDAQ:SDGR) Trading 10.4% Higher – What’s Next?

Schrodinger, Inc. (NASDAQ:SDGR)’s stock price rose 10.4% during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $19.63 and last traded at $19.5150. 1,100,468 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 18% from the average daily volume of 1,339,451 shares. The stock had previously closed at $17.67.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

SDGR has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings cut Schrodinger from a “sell (d-)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on shares of Schrodinger from $19.00 to $17.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Schrodinger from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. Finally, UBS Group initiated coverage on shares of Schrodinger in a research note on Friday, August 14th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $19.00 price target on the stock. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $20.50.

Schrodinger Trading Up 10.0%

The stock has a market cap of $1.44 billion, a PE ratio of -26.32 and a beta of 1.63. The company has a fifty day moving average of $16.13 and a 200-day moving average of $13.82.

Schrodinger (NASDAQ:SDGR) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.08 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.41) by $0.49. The company had revenue of $58.89 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $47.19 million. Schrodinger had a negative return on equity of 16.37% and a negative net margin of 20.98%.Schrodinger’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted ($0.65) EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Schrodinger, Inc. will post -1.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Schrodinger by 722.8% in the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,374 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 1,207 shares during the period. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Schrodinger in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its stake in shares of Schrodinger by 5,025.8% in the fourth quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,589 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 1,558 shares in the last quarter. Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A. purchased a new position in Schrodinger in the fourth quarter valued at $36,000. Finally, State of Wyoming purchased a new position in Schrodinger in the second quarter valued at $39,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.05% of the company’s stock.

Schrodinger Company Profile

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.