Equities Analysts Set Expectations for CHRW Q1 Earnings

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHRW) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for C.H. Robinson Worldwide in a report issued 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 issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 30th. The transportation company reported $1.28 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $4.64 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.53 billion. C.H. Robinson Worldwide had a net margin of 1.96% and a return on equity of 30.38%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.84 earnings per share.

CHRW has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Citigroup cut shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Susquehanna dropped their price objective on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $120.00 to $115.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Barclays raised their target price on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $85.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $87.00 to $110.00 in a report on Thursday, August 1st. Finally, TD Cowen upped their price target on C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $103.00 to $113.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have assigned a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $107.63.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ CHRW opened at $106.36 on Monday. C.H. Robinson Worldwide has a 1 year low of $65.00 and a 1 year high of $113.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 0.84. The company’s 50-day moving average is $107.74 and its 200 day moving average is $97.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.49 and a quick ratio of 1.49.

Institutional Trading of C.H. Robinson Worldwide

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of CHRW. QRG Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 11,148 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $1,230,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares during the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 83.5% in the 3rd quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 244 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division boosted its stake in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 13.6% in the third quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division now owns 1,000 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $110,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares during the last quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC now owns 6,498 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $717,000 after purchasing an additional 144 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quent Capital LLC grew its stake in C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 94.8% during the 2nd quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 300 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 146 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.15% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at C.H. Robinson Worldwide

In other C.H. Robinson Worldwide news, insider Michael John Short sold 10,408 shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide 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 transaction, the insider now directly owns 70,943 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,794,507.41. This trade represents a 12.79 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Insiders own 1.18% of the company’s stock.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 2nd. Shareholders 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.33%. C.H. Robinson Worldwide’s payout ratio is 85.81%.

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.