Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Forecast for CHRW Earnings

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHRW) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for 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 per share of $0.84 for the quarter, up from their previous 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.

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

Several other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $92.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. TD Cowen upped 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 note on Thursday, October 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $87.00 to $110.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 1st. Citigroup upgraded C.H. Robinson Worldwide from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $110.00 to $127.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $88.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from 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 Down 0.1 %

Shares of CHRW opened at $107.54 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $107.74 and a 200 day moving average price of $97.31. C.H. Robinson Worldwide has a one year low of $65.00 and a one year high of $113.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 1.49 and a current ratio of 1.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.21, a PEG ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 0.84.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Quent Capital LLC boosted its holdings in C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 94.8% in the second quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 300 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 146 shares in the last quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV boosted its holdings in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 168.2% in the 2nd quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 295 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 185 shares in the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 83.5% in the 3rd quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 244 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 111 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP raised its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 171 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Eastern Bank purchased a new stake in C.H. Robinson Worldwide in the third quarter valued at $54,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.15% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at C.H. Robinson Worldwide

In related news, insider Michael John Short sold 10,408 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $109.87, for a total value of $1,143,526.96. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 70,943 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,794,507.41. This represents a 12.79 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.18% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 6th will be issued a dividend of $0.62 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 6th. This represents a $2.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.31%. C.H. Robinson Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 85.81%.

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.