Zacks Research Issues Positive Estimate for CHRW Earnings

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHRW) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for 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 earn $0.88 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.84. The consensus estimate for C.H. Robinson Worldwide’s current full-year earnings is $4.82 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for C.H. Robinson Worldwide’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.32 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.36 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $1.52 EPS.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ:CHRW) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 issued reports about the stock. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $118.00 to $130.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. TD Cowen raised their price objective on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $113.00 to $119.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Susquehanna dropped their price objective on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $130.00 to $127.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $133.00 to $131.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $117.17.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ CHRW opened at $100.88 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $11.98 billion, a PE ratio of 26.20, a P/E/G ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.82. C.H. Robinson Worldwide has a 12-month low of $65.00 and a 12-month high of $114.82. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $102.86 and its 200 day simple moving average is $104.58. The company has a quick ratio of 1.49, a current ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 7th will be paid 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 yield of 2.46%. C.H. Robinson Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio is presently 64.42%.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Michael D. Castagnetto sold 2,032 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.81, for a total value of $210,941.92. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 34,469 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,578,226.89. This represents a 5.57 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 1.47% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On C.H. Robinson Worldwide

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CHRW. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 502.6% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 928 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $102,000 after buying an additional 774 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its holdings in C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 451.6% in the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 38,047 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $4,199,000 after purchasing an additional 31,150 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 6.7% in the 3rd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 21,552 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $2,379,000 after purchasing an additional 1,359 shares in the last quarter. Eastern Bank bought a new position in C.H. Robinson Worldwide in the 3rd quarter worth $54,000. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC bought a new position in C.H. Robinson Worldwide in the 3rd quarter worth $241,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.15% of the company’s stock.

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.