Summary of Schrodinger, Inc. (NASDAQ:SDGR) Core Viewpoint - Schrodinger, Inc. has received mixed ratings from analysts, with an average recommendation of "Hold" and a 1-year price target of $21.1250, indicating a cautious outlook on the stock's performance [2]. Group 1: Analyst Ratings and Price Targets - Nine ratings firms currently cover Schrodinger, with one sell rating, four hold ratings, and four buy ratings [2]. - TD Cowen reiterated a "buy" rating on January 8, while UBS Group lowered their price target from $18.00 to $13.00 on March 17, assigning a "neutral" rating [2]. - Bank of America upgraded the stock from "neutral" to "buy" with a price target of $24.00 on December 15 [2]. Group 2: Stock Performance - Schrodinger's stock opened at $11.08, with a 1-year low of $10.94 and a high of $27.63 [3]. - The stock has a market capitalization of $817.93 million, a P/E ratio of -7.80, and a beta of 1.57 [3]. Group 3: Quarterly Earnings - For the last quarter, Schrodinger reported earnings per share (EPS) of $0.44, exceeding the consensus estimate of ($0.13) by $0.57 [4]. - The company generated revenue of $87.24 million, surpassing analyst expectations of $83.66 million, marking a 4.7% increase compared to the same quarter last year [4]. - The company had a negative return on equity of 29.47% and a negative net margin of 40.37% [4]. Group 4: Insider Trading - CEO Ramy Farid sold 3,661 shares at an average price of $12.91, totaling approximately $47,263.51, reducing his ownership by 1.09% [5]. - In the last 90 days, insiders sold 15,340 shares worth $200,605, with insiders owning 21.00% of the company's stock [5]. Group 5: Institutional Holdings - Institutional investors have recently increased their stakes in Schrodinger, with MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raising its stake by 4.5% [6]. - Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings by 1.4%, while Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey grew its stake by 14.5% [6]. - Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.05% of the company's stock [6]. Group 6: Company Profile - Schrodinger, Inc. specializes in life sciences and materials discovery, utilizing physics-based computational platforms to enhance drug discovery and materials design [8]. - The company was founded in 1990 and has developed proprietary software tools for molecular modeling and quantum chemistry calculations [8].

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