Zacks Research Issues Positive Estimate for CHRW Earnings

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHRW) – Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the transportation company will post earnings per share of $0.88 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 issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The transportation company reported $1.21 earnings per share (EPS) 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%.

CHRW has been the subject of a number of other reports. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $115.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, December 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $97.00 to $107.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Raymond James dropped their price target on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $123.00 to $118.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $133.00 to $131.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, TD Cowen raised their price target on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $113.00 to $119.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, December 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $117.17.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Stock Up 0.5 %

NASDAQ:CHRW opened at $100.88 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $11.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.20, a P/E/G ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.82. 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 has a 50-day simple moving average of $102.86 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $104.58.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other C.H. Robinson Worldwide news, insider Michael D. Castagnetto sold 5,016 shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.60, for a total transaction of $499,593.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 34,586 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,444,765.60. The trade was a 12.67 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.47% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Venturi Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake 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 period. National Pension Service purchased a new stake in C.H. Robinson Worldwide in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Quarry LP lifted its stake in C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 76.7% in the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 394 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 171 shares during the period. Missouri Trust & Investment Co purchased a new stake in C.H. Robinson Worldwide in the fourth quarter worth about $41,000. Finally, Mainstream Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in C.H. Robinson Worldwide in the fourth quarter worth about $41,000. 93.15% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Company Profile

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.