Insider Selling: Schrodinger (NASDAQ:SDGR) CFO Sells 1,631 Shares of Stock

Schrodinger, Inc. (NASDAQ:SDGR) CFO Rachit Jain sold 1,631 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.90, for a total value of $21,039.90. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 52,596 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $678,488.40. This represents a 3.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Schrodinger Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:SDGR traded down $0.29 on Friday, hitting $12.74. The stock had a trading volume of 976,433 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,475,655. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $14.88 and its 200-day moving average price is $17.65. Schrodinger, Inc. has a twelve month low of $11.11 and a twelve month high of $27.63. The company has a market capitalization of $938.56 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -8.97 and a beta of 1.57.

Schrodinger (NASDAQ:SDGR) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 business had revenue of $87.24 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $83.66 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted ($0.24) EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Schrodinger, Inc. will post -2.37 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently commented on SDGR. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Schrodinger in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Bank of America raised Schrodinger from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $24.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 15th. KeyCorp lowered their target price on Schrodinger from $28.00 to $25.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Wall Street Zen raised Schrodinger from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, January 31st. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Schrodinger in a report on Friday, January 9th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $21.75.

Institutional Trading of Schrodinger

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Schrodinger by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,464,426 shares of the company’s stock valued at $115,584,000 after purchasing an additional 125,349 shares during the period. Rubric Capital Management LP boosted its position in shares of Schrodinger by 5.4% during the third quarter. Rubric Capital Management LP now owns 5,268,817 shares of the company’s stock worth $105,692,000 after purchasing an additional 268,817 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Schrodinger by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 4,714,767 shares of the company’s stock worth $84,300,000 after purchasing an additional 160,198 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its holdings in shares of Schrodinger by 12.5% in the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 3,717,890 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,476,000 after buying an additional 414,231 shares during the period. Finally, Amova Asset Management Americas Inc. increased its position in shares of Schrodinger by 6.8% in the 4th quarter. Amova Asset Management Americas Inc. now owns 2,819,670 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,359,000 after buying an additional 180,735 shares in the last quarter. 79.05% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Schrodinger News Summary

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

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.