Schrodinger (NASDAQ:SDGR) EVP Kenneth Patrick Lorton Sells 1,222 Shares

Schrodinger, Inc. (NASDAQ:SDGR) EVP Kenneth Patrick Lorton sold 1,222 shares of Schrodinger stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.90, for a total transaction of $15,763.80. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 89,241 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,151,208.90. The trade was a 1.35% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link.

Kenneth Patrick Lorton also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, February 10th, Kenneth Patrick Lorton sold 925 shares of Schrodinger stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $13.73, for a total transaction of $12,700.25.

Schrodinger Trading Down 2.2%

Shares of SDGR stock traded down $0.29 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $12.74. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 976,433 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,680,207. The business has a fifty day moving average of $14.77 and a 200-day moving average of $17.59. Schrodinger, Inc. has a twelve month low of $11.11 and a twelve month high of $27.63. The stock has a market cap of $938.56 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -8.97 and a beta of 1.57.

Schrodinger (NASDAQ:SDGR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.13) by $0.57. Schrodinger had a negative return on equity of 29.47% and a negative net margin of 40.37%.The firm had revenue of $87.24 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $83.66 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.24) EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts expect that Schrodinger, Inc. will post -2.37 EPS for the current fiscal year.

More Schrodinger News

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Millennium Management LLC grew its stake in Schrodinger by 1,075.8% during the third quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 1,551,721 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,128,000 after buying an additional 1,419,750 shares during the period. Lazard Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Schrodinger by 65.3% in the third quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 2,346,441 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,070,000 after acquiring an additional 927,234 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Schrodinger by 24.8% in the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 4,554,569 shares of the company’s stock valued at $91,365,000 after acquiring an additional 904,619 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its holdings in shares of Schrodinger by 38.7% during the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 2,072,433 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,573,000 after acquiring an additional 577,899 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in shares of Schrodinger by 428.3% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 606,916 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,211,000 after acquiring an additional 492,032 shares in the last quarter. 79.05% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

SDGR has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. UBS Group began coverage on shares of Schrodinger in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $18.00 target price on the stock. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Schrodinger in a research note on Friday, January 9th. KeyCorp cut their price objective on shares of Schrodinger from $28.00 to $25.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 8th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Schrodinger in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded Schrodinger from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $24.00 price objective for the company in a report on Monday, December 15th. 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 company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $21.75.

About Schrodinger

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.