Zacks Research Brokers Decrease Earnings Estimates for CHRW

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHRW) – Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the transportation company will post earnings per share of $1.16 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.22. The consensus estimate for C.H. Robinson Worldwide’s current full-year earnings is $4.83 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for C.H. Robinson Worldwide’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.32 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.57 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.44 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.96 EPS.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ:CHRW) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The transportation company reported $1.21 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.10 by $0.11. C.H. Robinson Worldwide had a net margin of 2.63% and a return on equity of 34.53%.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Bank of America lowered their target price on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $130.00 to $122.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Stifel Nicolaus upgraded shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $113.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $97.00 to $107.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $130.00 to $124.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, Raymond James lowered their target price on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $123.00 to $118.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, C.H. Robinson Worldwide has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $117.17.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Stock Up 0.5 %

CHRW opened at $100.88 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 1.49 and a current ratio of 1.28. C.H. Robinson Worldwide has a fifty-two week low of $65.00 and a fifty-two week high of $114.82. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $102.86 and its 200 day moving average is $104.67. The stock has a market cap of $11.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 0.82.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 7th will be issued a $0.62 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 7th. This represents a $2.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.46%. C.H. Robinson Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 64.42%.

Insider Transactions at C.H. Robinson Worldwide

In other news, insider Michael D. Castagnetto sold 5,016 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.60, for a total value of $499,593.60. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 34,586 shares in the company, valued at $3,444,765.60. The trade was a 12.67 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 1.47% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On C.H. Robinson Worldwide

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,535,174 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $1,501,774,000 after purchasing an additional 251,943 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,147,830 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $428,554,000 after purchasing an additional 191,611 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,168,030 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $326,549,000 after purchasing an additional 64,019 shares during the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its holdings in C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 92,841.1% during the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 3,007,574 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $310,742,000 after purchasing an additional 3,004,338 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 25.7% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 2,899,550 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $299,582,000 after purchasing an additional 593,211 shares during the last quarter. 93.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.