Charles Schwab Corp (NYSE: SCHW)’s stock price has increased by 0.71 compared to its previous closing price of 79.38. However, the company has seen a 4.98% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. investors.com reported 2025-04-26 that Stocks near buy points include Charles Schwab, German software leader SAP and MercadoLibre, the so-called Amazon of Latin America,
Is It Worth Investing in Charles Schwab Corp (NYSE: SCHW) Right Now?
Charles Schwab Corp (NYSE: SCHW) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 24.30x compared to its average ratio. SCHW has 36-month beta value of 0.89. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 11 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 8 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for SCHW is 1.71B, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.18% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of SCHW on April 28, 2025 was 12.77M shares.
SCHW’s Market Performance
SCHW stock saw a decrease of 4.98% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -0.25% and a quarterly a decrease of -2.31%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.62%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.11% for Charles Schwab Corp (SCHW). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 5.39% for SCHW stock, with a simple moving average of 9.35% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of SCHW
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SCHW stocks, with Goldman repeating the rating for SCHW by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for SCHW in the upcoming period, according to Goldman is $100 based on the research report published on April 25, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SCHW reach a price target of $76. The rating they have provided for SCHW stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on April 08th, 2025.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Buy” to SCHW, setting the target price at $102 in the report published on April 02nd of the current year.
SCHW Trading at 3.53% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SCHW to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -5.40% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.11%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.62%, as shares surge +0.43% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -2.84% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SCHW rose by +4.98%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +7.26% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $75.85. In addition, Charles Schwab Corp saw 8.01% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SCHW starting from Schwab-Pomerantz Carolyn, who sale 6,897 shares at the price of $76.77 back on Apr 22 ’25. After this action, Schwab-Pomerantz Carolyn now owns 1,545,594 shares of Charles Schwab Corp, valued at $529,448 using the latest closing price.
HERRINGER FRANK C, the Director of Charles Schwab Corp, sale 3,592 shares at $74.26 during a trade that took place back on Apr 21 ’25, which means that HERRINGER FRANK C is holding 172,162 shares at $266,731 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SCHW
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.34 for the present operating margin
- 0.89 for the gross margin
The net margin for Charles Schwab Corp stands at 0.37. The total capital return value is set at 1.66. Equity return is now at value 14.12, with 1.39 for asset returns.
Based on Charles Schwab Corp (SCHW), the company’s capital structure generated 0.1 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 13.63. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.11. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.64.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 8.61 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.0. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 8.25.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Charles Schwab Corp (SCHW) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
