Strata Wealth Advisors LLC Sells 10,992 Shares of The Charles Schwab Corporation $SCHW

Strata Wealth Advisors LLC decreased its position in shares of The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHW) by 34.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 20,912 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 10,992 shares during the period. Charles Schwab accounts for about 0.5% of Strata Wealth Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 28th largest holding. Strata Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Charles Schwab were worth $2,044,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in SCHW. USS Investment Management Ltd boosted its position in shares of Charles Schwab by 4.6% in the 1st quarter. USS Investment Management Ltd now owns 288,035 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $27,068,000 after purchasing an additional 12,789 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co. raised its holdings in Charles Schwab by 3.9% during the 1st quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 384,881 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $35,790,000 after buying an additional 14,538 shares during the period. Financial Advisory Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Charles Schwab during the 1st quarter worth about $3,199,000. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC raised its holdings in Charles Schwab by 112.0% during the 1st quarter. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC now owns 89,498 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $8,411,000 after buying an additional 47,281 shares during the period. Finally, Private Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in Charles Schwab by 91.9% during the first quarter. Private Wealth Partners LLC now owns 204,248 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $19,195,000 after buying an additional 97,829 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.38% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Charles Schwab

Here are the key news stories impacting Charles Schwab this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Schwab reported adjusted third-quarter EPS of $1.69, exceeding the $1.66 analyst consensus, while revenue rose 16.9% year over year to a record $7.17 billion. Net income increased 23% to approximately $2.91 billion. Charles Schwab Stock Is Falling Friday: What’s Going On?
• Positive Sentiment: Client momentum remained a major strength: core net new assets reached a record $190.4 billion, up 38% year over year, total client assets climbed to $13.33 trillion, and the company added roughly 1.2 million brokerage accounts. Higher trading activity, lending, and net interest revenue supported the quarter. Schwab Delivers Record Net New Assets & Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain broadly constructive. JPMorgan reaffirmed an “overweight” rating with a $147 price target, while Citizens JMP maintained “market outperform” with a $120 target. Schwab is also expanding AI tools, tax-aware products, cryptocurrency services, and prediction-market capabilities, potentially creating additional engagement and revenue opportunities.
• Neutral Sentiment: Management said clients using AI-enabled trading tools are holding more cash rather than withdrawing funds, which could support Schwab’s deposit and lending franchise. However, the long-term financial impact of these new products remains unproven.
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue of $7.17 billion was slightly below the approximately $7.18 billion consensus estimate. Analysts characterized the quarter as “somewhat low quality,” citing less impressive net-interest-revenue trends and the possibility that strong market activity, rather than purely organic improvement, drove results. Charles Schwab’s Q3 Print was Somewhat Low Quality
• Negative Sentiment: Schwab indicated that full-year 2026 revenue and net-interest-margin growth could land at the lower end of its previous ranges. Truist reduced its price target, and some investors appear to be taking profits after the stock’s earlier gains.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Paula A. Sneed sold 5,263 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $107.15, for a total value of $563,930.45. Following the transaction, the director owned 91,711 shares in the company, valued at $9,826,833.65. This represents a 5.43% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Chairman Walter W. Bettinger sold 74,388 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.91, for a total value of $8,250,373.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman owned 610,360 shares in the company, valued at $67,695,027.60. This represents a 10.86% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders sold 645,582 shares of company stock worth $69,553,935. Corporate insiders own 6.30% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have commented on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of Charles Schwab from $105.00 to $103.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Bank of America lifted their target price on shares of Charles Schwab from $91.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 5th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Charles Schwab from $136.00 to $141.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 9th. Barclays cut their price target on shares of Charles Schwab from $118.00 to $115.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Finally, Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $127.00 price target on shares of Charles Schwab in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $118.95.

Charles Schwab Stock Performance

Shares of Charles Schwab stock opened at $91.81 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $158.77 billion, a PE ratio of 15.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.78 and a beta of 0.79. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $104.50 and a 200-day simple moving average of $98.15. The company has a quick ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. The Charles Schwab Corporation has a 12 month low of $83.96 and a 12 month high of $114.53.

Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 15th. The financial services provider reported $1.69 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.66 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $7.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.18 billion. Charles Schwab had a return on equity of 25.79% and a net margin of 39.33%. Charles Schwab’s quarterly revenue was up 16.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.31 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that The Charles Schwab Corporation will post 6.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Charles Schwab Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th were given a dividend of $0.32 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 14th. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. Charles Schwab’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 21.84%.

Charles Schwab Profile

The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCHW) is a financial services company that provides investment, wealth management, banking and related services to individual investors, financial professionals and institutional clients. Through its brokerage business, Schwab offers trading and custody services for stocks, exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, options, fixed-income securities and other investments, along with retirement accounts and investment research tools.

The company also provides advisory and wealth management services, including managed portfolios, financial planning and support for registered investment advisors.