One Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHRW – Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 2,858 shares of the transportation company’s stock, valued at approximately $459,000.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of CHRW. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 198.6% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 7,143,297 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $945,773,000 after buying an additional 4,751,034 shares during the period. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP purchased a new position in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide during the third quarter valued at approximately $72,929,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its stake in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 68.5% during the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 1,051,312 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $139,194,000 after buying an additional 427,543 shares during the period. Earnest Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide during the third quarter valued at approximately $54,313,000. Finally, State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 5.7% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,420,768 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $716,423,000 after buying an additional 397,177 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 93.15% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. TD Cowen boosted their target price on C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $194.00 to $196.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $202.00 to $207.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Citigroup boosted their target price on C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $191.00 to $199.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday. Raymond James Financial set a $210.00 target price on C.H. Robinson Worldwide in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $192.27.
C.H. Robinson Worldwide Price Performance
Shares of CHRW stock opened at $177.30 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $20.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.89, a PEG ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 0.94. The business’s fifty day moving average is $175.82 and its 200 day moving average is $167.08. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. has a twelve month low of $86.58 and a twelve month high of $203.34. The company has a quick ratio of 1.53, a current ratio of 1.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79.
C.H. Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ:CHRW – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The transportation company reported $1.35 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.24 by $0.11. C.H. Robinson Worldwide had a return on equity of 35.49% and a net margin of 3.70%.The firm had revenue of $4.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.05 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.17 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down .9% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts expect that C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. will post 6.05 EPS for the current fiscal year.
C.H. Robinson Worldwide Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 6th were paid a $0.63 dividend. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 6th. C.H. Robinson Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio is currently 51.01%.
Insider Transactions at C.H. Robinson Worldwide
In other news, insider Michael John Short sold 6,368 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.30, for a total value of $1,281,878.40. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 52,101 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,487,931.30. This represents a 10.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Arun Rajan bought 605 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 12th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $167.11 per share, for a total transaction of $101,101.55. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider owned 133,656 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $22,335,254.16. The trade was a 0.45% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders bought 2,422 shares of company stock valued at $400,801 and sold 17,796 shares valued at $3,555,415. Insiders own 0.37% of the company’s stock.
C.H. Robinson Worldwide News Roundup
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 Profile
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.
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