Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Charles Schwab Corp before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Charles Schwab Corp’s stock price such as:

• Charles Schwab Corp’s current stock price and volume
• Why Charles Schwab Corp’s stock price changed recently
• Upgrades and downgrades for SCHW from analysts
• SCHW’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Charles Schwab Corp (SCHW)

Before we jump into Charles Schwab Corp’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently rise, let’s take a look at some background.

The Charles Schwab Corporation is a savings and loan holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in wealth management, securities brokerage, banking, asset management, custody, and financial advisory services. The Company provides financial services to individuals and institutional clients through two segments: Investor Services and Advisor Services. The Investor Services segment provides retail brokerage, investment advisory, and banking and trust services to individual investors, and retirement plan services, as well as other corporate brokerage services, to businesses and their employees. The Advisor Services segment provides custodial, trading, banking and trust, and support services, and retirement business services, to independent registered investment advisors, independent retirement advisors, and recordkeepers. Its products and services include brokerage, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, advice solutions, alternative investments, banking and trust.

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Charles Schwab Corp’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of August 14, 2024, 4:00 PM, CST, Charles Schwab Corp’s stock price was $65.36.

Charles Schwab Corp is up 4.59% from its previous closing price of $62.49.

During the last market session, Charles Schwab Corp’s stock traded between $61.32 and $62.51. Currently, there are 1,828.00 million shares of Charles Schwab Corp stock available for purchase.

Charles Schwab Corp’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 25.4, which is high compared to the Investment Banking & Brokerage Services industry median of 15.7. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Charles Schwab Corp Stock Price History

Charles Schwab Corp’s (SCHW) price is currently up 0.26% so far this month.

During the month of August, Charles Schwab Corp’s stock price has reached a high of $65.96 and a low of $61.15.

Over the last year, Charles Schwab Corp has hit prices as high as $79.49 and as low as $48.66. Year to date, Charles Schwab Corp’s stock is down 21.5%.

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What Caused Charles Schwab Corp Stock’s Price to Rise?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of August 13, 2024, there were 14 analysts who downgraded Charles Schwab Corp’s stock and 0 analysts who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Charles Schwab Corp’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Charles Schwab Corp’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Charles Schwab Corp’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a D, which means it is considered to be Expensive.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Charles Schwab Corp (SCHW) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Charles Schwab Corp

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of August 13, 2024, Charles Schwab Corp has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of -7.02%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 42 and is considered to be Average.

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Charles Schwab Corp Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of August 14, 2024, Charles Schwab Corp’s stock price is $65.36, which is up 4.59% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Charles Schwab Corp stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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