Pittenger & Anderson Inc. Invests $601,000 in C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. $CHRW

Pittenger & Anderson Inc. acquired a new position in C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHRW) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 3,740 shares of the transportation company’s stock, valued at approximately $601,000.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in CHRW. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in C.H. Robinson Worldwide during the 3rd quarter valued at $460,000. Mairs & Power Inc. grew its holdings in C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Mairs & Power Inc. now owns 869,738 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $115,153,000 after purchasing an additional 6,188 shares in the last quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG acquired a new stake in C.H. Robinson Worldwide during the 3rd quarter valued at $937,000. Jones Kertz & Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in C.H. Robinson Worldwide during the 4th quarter valued at $1,557,000. Finally, TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. grew its holdings in C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 8,726.0% during the 3rd quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 17,652 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $2,341,000 after purchasing an additional 17,452 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.15% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about C.H. Robinson Worldwide

Here are the key news stories impacting C.H. Robinson Worldwide this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Multiple brokerages raised targets/ratings for CHRW (Stifel raised to $207 and assigned a Buy; Wells Fargo raised to $215 and kept an Overweight; JPMorgan raised to $196 and moved to Overweight; TD Cowen to $196). These upgrades signal continued analyst confidence in CHRW’s longer-term earnings power. Price Target Raises Wells Fargo Note
• Positive Sentiment: CHRW beat on EPS (reported $1.35 vs. ~$1.25 consensus) and showed year‑over‑year EPS improvement — a bullish datapoint for profitability and margin recovery. Earnings Beat
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks and other outlets published constructive write-ups on CHRW’s growth characteristics and key metrics, useful for investors assessing style/quality scores but not immediate catalysts. Zacks Growth Piece
• Neutral Sentiment: Q1 supplemental materials and the earnings‑call transcript are available for detail into guidance, segment trends and margins — important for modeling but not single-day drivers. Earnings Call Transcript Presentation
• Negative Sentiment: Top-line weakness: Q1 revenue slightly missed estimates (sales below analyst estimates), driven by lower ocean and truckload volumes and weaker ocean pricing — a revenue softness that can pressure near‑term multiples despite the EPS beat. Revenue Miss

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Stock Performance

NASDAQ CHRW opened at $177.30 on Monday. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. has a 12 month low of $86.58 and a 12 month high of $203.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 1.59 and a quick ratio of 1.53. The company has a market capitalization of $20.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 0.94. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $175.82 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $167.35.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ:CHRW) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The transportation company reported $1.35 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.24 by $0.11. C.H. Robinson Worldwide had a net margin of 3.70% and a return on equity of 35.49%. The firm had revenue of $4.01 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.05 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.17 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down .9% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts predict that C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. will post 6.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 6th were paid a dividend of $0.63 per share. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 6th. C.H. Robinson Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio is 51.01%.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Arun Rajan acquired 605 shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 12th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $167.11 per share, for a total transaction of $101,101.55. Following the purchase, the insider directly owned 133,656 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $22,335,254.16. The trade was a 0.45% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Angela K. Freeman sold 8,579 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $200.52, for a total transaction of $1,720,261.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 55,611 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,151,117.72. The trade was a 13.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders purchased a total of 2,422 shares of company stock worth $400,801 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.37% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently weighed in on CHRW. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $191.00 to $199.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $210.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. Bank of America lowered their price target on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $225.00 to $219.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 27th. Evercore raised their price target on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $196.00 to $219.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $190.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Fifteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $192.27.

About C.H. Robinson Worldwide

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc is a third-party logistics provider founded in 1905 and headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Originally established as a produce brokerage firm, the company has since expanded its offerings to become one of the world’s largest freight and logistics intermediaries. C.H. Robinson leverages a global network of transportation providers, technology platforms, and in-house expertise to connect shippers and carriers across multiple modes of transportation.

The company’s primary services include truckload, less-than-truckload (LTL), intermodal, air and ocean freight, and managed transportation solutions.