Reviewing C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) and Its Rivals

C.H. Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ:CHRW) is one of 61 public companies in the “Air Freight & Logistics” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare C.H. Robinson Worldwide to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for C.H. Robinson Worldwide and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
C.H. Robinson Worldwide	1	7	16	1	2.68
C.H. Robinson Worldwide Competitors	665	2030	2600	107	2.40

C.H. Robinson Worldwide currently has a consensus price target of $180.52, indicating a potential upside of 35.21%. As a group, “Air Freight & Logistics” companies have a potential upside of 12.47%. Given C.H. Robinson Worldwide’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe C.H. Robinson Worldwide is more favorable than its peers.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

93.2% of C.H. Robinson Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.7% of shares of all “Air Freight & Logistics” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of C.H. Robinson Worldwide shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.4% of shares of all “Air Freight & Logistics” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

C.H. Robinson Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. C.H. Robinson Worldwide pays out 45.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Air Freight & Logistics” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.5% and pay out 41.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. C.H. Robinson Worldwide has raised its dividend for 27 consecutive years. C.H. Robinson Worldwide lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares C.H. Robinson Worldwide and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
C.H. Robinson Worldwide	$16.23 billion	$587.08 million	23.97
C.H. Robinson Worldwide Competitors	$9.41 billion	$472.10 million	9.44

C.H. Robinson Worldwide has higher revenue and earnings than its peers. C.H. Robinson Worldwide is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares C.H. Robinson Worldwide and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
C.H. Robinson Worldwide	3.67%	42.49%	12.74%
C.H. Robinson Worldwide Competitors	-1,651.27%	-22.27%	-11.48%

Volatility & Risk

C.H. Robinson Worldwide has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, C.H. Robinson Worldwide’s peers have a beta of 0.70, meaning that their average stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

C.H. Robinson Worldwide beats its peers on 12 of the 15 factors compared.

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. It also provides customs brokerage services; and other logistics services, such as fee-based managed, warehousing, small parcel, and other services. It has contractual relationships with approximately 45,000 transportation companies, including motor carriers, railroads, and ocean and air carriers. In addition, the company is involved in the buying, selling, and/or marketing of fresh fruits, vegetables, and other value-added perishable items under the Robinson Fresh brand name. Further, the company offers transportation management services or managed TMS; and other surface transportation services. It provides its fresh produce to grocery retailers, restaurants, produce wholesalers, and foodservice distributors through a network of independent produce growers and suppliers. The company was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.