SCHD ETF Update, October 23, 2025
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Oct 23 2025
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Source: TipRanks
SCHD Stock Performance: The Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) has increased by 1.73% over the past five days and 1.92% year-to-date, despite experiencing net outflows of approximately $102 million in the last week.
Analyst Consensus and Price Target: SCHD is rated as a Moderate Buy by analysts, with an average price target of $30.49, suggesting a potential upside of 12.98%.
Top Holdings with Upside Potential: The ETF's top five holdings with the highest upside potential include Ovintiv, FMC Corp., AMERISAFE, Robert Half, and Inter Parfums.
Holdings with Downside Risk: Conversely, the five holdings with the greatest downside potential are Skyworks Solutions, Archer Daniels Midland, Carter’s, Interpublic Group, and Ford Motor.
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Analyst Views on OVV
Wall Street analysts forecast OVV stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for OVV is 51.00 USD with a low forecast of 42.00 USD and a high forecast of 56.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
17 Analyst Rating
13 Buy
4 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 42.760
Low
42.00
Averages
51.00
High
56.00
Current: 42.760
Low
42.00
Averages
51.00
High
56.00
About OVV
Ovintiv Inc. is an oil and natural gas exploration and production company that is focused on developing its multi-basin portfolio of assets located in the United States and Canada. Its operations include the marketing of oil, natural gas liquids (NGLs) and natural gas. Its segments include USA operations and Canadian Operations. USA Operations include the exploration for, development of, and production and marketing of oil, NGLs, natural gas and other related activities within the United States. Canadian Operations include the exploration for, development of, and production and marketing of oil, NGLs, natural gas and other related activities within Canada. Its assets include Anadarko Basin, Montney, and Permian Basin. Anadarko is a liquids-rich play located in west-central Oklahoma in Blaine, Canadian, Custer, Dewey, Garvin, Grady, Kingfisher, McClain and Stephens counties. Montney is a condensate and natural gas play located in northwest Alberta and northeast British Columbia.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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