North Star Asset Management Inc. Sells 8,378 Shares of The Charles Schwab Corporation $SCHW

North Star Asset Management Inc. reduced its position in shares of The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHW) by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 492,375 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 8,378 shares during the quarter. Charles Schwab accounts for about 1.9% of North Star Asset Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest holding. North Star Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Charles Schwab were worth $47,007,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Charles Schwab by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 151,585,214 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $14,471,840,000 after acquiring an additional 403,133 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Charles Schwab by 0.7% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 72,464,619 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $6,611,672,000 after purchasing an additional 531,329 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Charles Schwab by 2.9% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 37,381,183 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $3,399,181,000 after purchasing an additional 1,038,376 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its stake in Charles Schwab by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 30,035,937 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,740,479,000 after buying an additional 815,625 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Charles Schwab by 1.0% in the second quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 21,376,690 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,950,409,000 after acquiring an additional 211,527 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.38% of the company’s stock.

Charles Schwab Price Performance

Charles Schwab stock opened at $93.27 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $165.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.02, a PEG ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a current ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The Charles Schwab Corporation has a 12 month low of $65.88 and a 12 month high of $107.50. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $100.46 and its 200-day moving average is $96.51.

Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $1.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $6.34 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.19 billion. Charles Schwab had a return on equity of 22.07% and a net margin of 37.01%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 18.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.01 EPS. Charles Schwab has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.700-5.800 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that The Charles Schwab Corporation will post 4.22 EPS for the current year.

Charles Schwab Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be paid a $0.32 dividend. This is a positive change from Charles Schwab’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. Charles Schwab’s dividend payout ratio is presently 27.47%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Charles Schwab

In other Charles Schwab news, Chairman Walter W. Bettinger sold 67,514 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $104.25, for a total transaction of $7,038,334.50. Following the transaction, the chairman owned 529,346 shares in the company, valued at $55,184,320.50. This represents a 11.31% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Jonathan S. Beatty sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.00, for a total transaction of $210,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 21,768 shares in the company, valued at $2,285,640. This represents a 8.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 348,344 shares of company stock worth $36,259,555. 6.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently weighed in on SCHW. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Charles Schwab from $123.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of Charles Schwab from $88.00 to $91.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. TD Cowen raised their target price on shares of Charles Schwab from $135.00 to $138.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $131.00 price target on shares of Charles Schwab in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Charles Schwab in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $115.95.

Charles Schwab News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts/market pieces argue Schwab’s core business (asset management fees, client cash interest) is largely insulated from niche AI tax tools; notes of strong 2025 revenue, solid guidance for 2026, expanding margins and technical support helped calm sellers.
• Positive Sentiment: Positive product narrative: coverage recommending Schwab ETFs as buyable, reinforcing demand for Schwab’s low-cost ETF platform and supporting fee-based growth. The 3 Schwab ETFs to Buy Before March
• Neutral Sentiment: Sector analysis from Fitch/industry pieces argue recent AI-driven selloffs may be overblown — the disruption thesis is real but near-term displacement risk is uncertain, supporting a buy-the-dip view for large, diversified wealth managers like Schwab. What AI stock selloffs may get wrong in wealth management
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro comment: Schwab’s Liz Ann Sonders highlighted ongoing tariff uncertainty — a reminder of macro risks that can affect markets broadly but not Schwab-specific revenue drivers. Tariff uncertainty is still ‘very much ahead of us,’ says Charles Schwab’s Liz Ann Sonders
• Neutral Sentiment: Tax policy update: coverage noting U.S. tax-law changes could reduce some tax liabilities for clients this filing season — marginally relevant to brokerage activity and advisor workloads. The Taxman Still Cometh, But May Take Away Less
• Negative Sentiment: Compliance/reputational risk: reporting shows Schwab processed substantial transfers tied to Jeffrey Epstein before his 2019 arrest; the firm says it later flagged and closed accounts and conducted internal reviews — investors view this as a reputational and regulatory overhang. Charles Schwab’s Epstein Disclosures Put Compliance And Investor Trust In Focus
• Negative Sentiment: AI-triggered sector selloff: small fintechs rolling out AI tax tools (e.g., Altruist’s Hazel) sparked broad, short-term selling across wealth managers — Schwab was caught in the crossfire despite limited direct exposure to tax-processing features. Altruist CEO Jason Wenk Talks AI After ‘Unusual’ Wall Street Selloff

Charles Schwab Company Profile

Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCHW) is a diversified financial services firm that provides brokerage, banking, wealth management and advisory services to individual investors, independent investment advisors and institutional clients. Its primary offerings include retail brokerage accounts, online trading platforms, Schwab-branded mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), retirement plan services, custodial services for independent Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs), and banking products through Charles Schwab Bank.