Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of CHRW Q1 Earnings

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHRW) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for C.H. Robinson Worldwide in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, November 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the transportation company will post earnings of $0.84 per share 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 announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 30th. The transportation company reported $1.28 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.16. The company had revenue of $4.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.53 billion. C.H. Robinson Worldwide had a return on equity of 30.38% and a net margin of 1.96%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.84 EPS.

CHRW has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Susquehanna lowered their target price on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $120.00 to $115.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 1st. UBS Group upgraded C.H. Robinson Worldwide from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $100.00 to $140.00 in a research note on Friday, October 4th. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on 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. Benchmark increased their price target on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $90.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 1st. Finally, Evercore ISI raised their price objective on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $112.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, C.H. Robinson Worldwide currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $107.63.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Stock Performance

NASDAQ CHRW opened at $107.61 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $12.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a quick ratio of 1.49, a current ratio of 1.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The company’s 50 day moving average is $107.60 and its 200-day moving average is $97.13. C.H. Robinson Worldwide has a 12-month low of $65.00 and a 12-month high of $113.10.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, December 6th will be paid a $0.62 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 6th. This represents a $2.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.30%. C.H. Robinson Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio is presently 85.81%.

Insider Buying and Selling at C.H. Robinson Worldwide

In other news, insider Michael John Short sold 10,408 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $109.87, for a total value of $1,143,526.96. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 70,943 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,794,507.41. This represents a 12.79 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 1.47% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of C.H. Robinson Worldwide

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 3.7% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,956,219 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $436,648,000 after purchasing an additional 142,116 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,104,011 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $341,555,000 after buying an additional 42,189 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its position in C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 2,259.1% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,557,791 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $282,303,000 after buying an additional 2,449,367 shares during the period. ProShare Advisors LLC grew its holdings in C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 26.3% in the 2nd quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 2,528,787 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $222,837,000 after acquiring an additional 526,872 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its position in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 12.3% in the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 1,405,718 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $155,149,000 after acquiring an additional 153,654 shares during the period. 93.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.