Zacks Research Analysts Increase Earnings Estimates for CHRW

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHRW) – Analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide in a research report issued on Wednesday, November 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the transportation company will post earnings of $0.84 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.64. The consensus estimate for C.H. Robinson Worldwide’s current full-year earnings is $4.40 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for C.H. Robinson Worldwide’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.22 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.27 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.94 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.34 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.90 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on CHRW. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $92.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. UBS Group upgraded C.H. Robinson Worldwide from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $100.00 to $140.00 in a research report on Friday, October 4th. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $112.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 3rd. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $103.00 to $113.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded C.H. Robinson Worldwide from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $87.00 to $110.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have assigned a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, C.H. Robinson Worldwide currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $107.63.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Stock Performance

Shares of CHRW opened at $106.36 on Monday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $107.74 and a two-hundred day moving average of $97.31. The stock has a market cap of $12.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.80, a PEG ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 0.84. C.H. Robinson Worldwide has a 12-month low of $65.00 and a 12-month high of $113.10. The company has a current ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 1.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ:CHRW) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 30th. The transportation company reported $1.28 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.12 by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $4.64 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.53 billion. C.H. Robinson Worldwide had a net margin of 1.96% and a return on equity of 30.38%. The firm’s revenue was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.84 earnings per share.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 6th will be issued a $0.62 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 6th. This represents a $2.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.33%. C.H. Robinson Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio is currently 85.81%.

Insider Buying and Selling at C.H. Robinson Worldwide

In related news, insider Michael John Short sold 10,408 shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide stock in a transaction on Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $109.87, for a total value of $1,143,526.96. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 70,943 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,794,507.41. The trade was a 12.79 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 1.18% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CHRW. Quent Capital LLC raised its position in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 94.8% during the 2nd quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 300 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 146 shares in the last quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV boosted its stake in C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 168.2% in the second quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 295 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 185 shares during the period. Venturi Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 83.5% during the third quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 244 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP raised its position in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 76.7% during the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 394 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 171 shares during the period. Finally, Eastern Bank bought a new stake in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $54,000. 93.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About C.H. Robinson Worldwide

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides freight transportation services, and related logistics and supply chain services in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments: North American Surface Transportation and Global Forwarding. The company offers transportation and logistics services, such as truckload, less than truckload transportation brokerage services, which include the shipment of single or multiple pallets of freight; intermodal transportation that comprises the shipment service of freight in containers or trailers by a combination of truck and rail; and non-vessel operating common carrier and freight forwarding services, as well as organizes air shipments and provides door-to-door services.