The Charles Schwab Co. (NYSE:SCHW) Forecasted to Post Q2 2026 Earnings of $1.19 Per Share

The Charles Schwab Co. (NYSE:SCHW) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Charles Schwab in a research note issued on Thursday, September 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $1.19 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.18. The consensus estimate for Charles Schwab’s current full-year earnings is $3.05 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Charles Schwab’s FY2026 earnings at $4.79 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on SCHW. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on Charles Schwab from $85.00 to $88.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 8th. StockNews.com lowered Charles Schwab from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, May 24th. JMP Securities decreased their price objective on Charles Schwab from $85.00 to $82.00 and set a “market outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their target price on Charles Schwab from $79.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 15th. Finally, TD Cowen reissued a “hold” rating and set a $71.00 target price (down from $88.00) on shares of Charles Schwab in a report on Wednesday, July 17th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $73.75.

Charles Schwab Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE SCHW opened at $63.72 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 0.42 and a quick ratio of 0.42. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $65.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $70.05. Charles Schwab has a one year low of $48.66 and a one year high of $79.49. The firm has a market cap of $113.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.66, a P/E/G ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 0.97.

Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 16th. The financial services provider reported $0.73 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.01. Charles Schwab had a return on equity of 18.14% and a net margin of 26.30%. The business had revenue of $4.69 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.68 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.75 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up .7% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Charles Schwab

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in SCHW. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Charles Schwab during the fourth quarter worth about $466,000. Financial Advocates Investment Management bought a new position in shares of Charles Schwab during the fourth quarter worth about $296,000. Level Four Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of Charles Schwab by 11.9% during the fourth quarter. Level Four Advisory Services LLC now owns 7,743 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $533,000 after acquiring an additional 822 shares during the last quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance raised its position in shares of Charles Schwab by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 24,905 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,713,000 after acquiring an additional 1,016 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Manchester Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Charles Schwab by 16.7% during the fourth quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 1,190 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $82,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares during the period. 84.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Jonathan S. Beatty sold 780 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.00, for a total transaction of $58,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 18,069 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,355,175. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. In other Charles Schwab news, insider Paul V. Woolway sold 1,150 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $65.20, for a total value of $74,980.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 61,887 shares in the company, valued at $4,035,032.40. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Jonathan S. Beatty sold 780 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.00, for a total value of $58,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 18,069 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,355,175. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 99,636 shares of company stock worth $6,533,064 in the last ninety days. 6.60% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Charles Schwab Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, August 9th were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 9th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.57%. Charles Schwab’s dividend payout ratio is currently 41.84%.

Charles Schwab Company Profile

The Charles Schwab Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a savings and loan holding company that provides wealth management, securities brokerage, banking, asset management, custody, and financial advisory services in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Investor Services and Advisor Services.