Zacks Research Brokers Decrease Earnings Estimates for CHRW

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHRW) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the transportation company will earn $1.16 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.22. The consensus estimate for C.H. Robinson Worldwide’s current full-year earnings is $4.83 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for C.H. Robinson Worldwide’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.32 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.57 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.44 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.96 EPS.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ:CHRW) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The transportation company reported $1.21 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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%.

A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. TD Cowen lifted their target price on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $113.00 to $119.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Barclays lifted their price target on C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 17th. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $115.00 to $124.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, December 13th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $118.00 to $130.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $115.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, December 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $117.17.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Stock Down 0.2 %

NASDAQ CHRW opened at $100.68 on Monday. C.H. Robinson Worldwide has a 1-year low of $65.00 and a 1-year high of $114.82. The company has a market capitalization of $11.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.15, a PEG ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 0.82. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $102.67 and its two-hundred day moving average is $104.69. The company has a current ratio of 1.28, a quick ratio of 1.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Inspire Investing LLC acquired a new position in C.H. Robinson Worldwide during the fourth quarter worth $810,000. D.A. Davidson & CO. grew its position in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 7.1% in the 3rd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 6,709 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $741,000 after acquiring an additional 443 shares during the period. Chesapeake Capital Corp IL bought a new position in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide in the 3rd quarter valued at about $835,000. Northstar Advisory Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide during the 4th quarter worth about $587,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,411,891 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $155,830,000 after purchasing an additional 36,769 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.15% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Michael D. Castagnetto sold 5,016 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was 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 approximately $3,444,765.60. This represents a 12.67 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 1.47% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Announces Dividend

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

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.