Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Outlook for CHRW Earnings

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHRWFree Report) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for C.H. Robinson Worldwide in a report released on Wednesday, August 20th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the transportation company will earn $1.28 per share for the quarter, up from their prior 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 $1.10 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.85 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.17 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.34 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.25 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.01 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.37 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.44 EPS.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ:CHRWGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The transportation company reported $1.29 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.17 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $4.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.16 billion. C.H. Robinson Worldwide had a return on equity of 35.01% and a net margin of 3.14%.The firm’s revenue was down 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.15 earnings per share.

CHRW has been the subject of several other reports. Raymond James Financial set a $111.00 price objective on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Robert W. Baird upgraded shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $135.00 target price for the company in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $112.00 target price for the company in a report on Tuesday, July 1st. Baird R W upgraded shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $118.00 to $121.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $117.24.

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C.H. Robinson Worldwide Stock Up 1.9%

NASDAQ CHRW opened at $125.18 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 1.31 and a quick ratio of 1.31. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.78 billion, a PE ratio of 28.51, a PEG ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 0.86. C.H. Robinson Worldwide has a 1 year low of $84.68 and a 1 year high of $126.85. The business’s 50-day moving average is $104.78 and its 200 day moving average is $98.98.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On C.H. Robinson Worldwide

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Clarion Wealth Managment Partners LLC purchased a new stake in C.H. Robinson Worldwide in the 2nd quarter worth $239,000. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC purchased a new position in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide during the second quarter valued at about $30,000. FORA Capital LLC grew its position in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 148.4% during the second quarter. FORA Capital LLC now owns 19,690 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $1,889,000 after purchasing an additional 11,764 shares in the last quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc purchased a new position in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide during the second quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, SkyView Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 3.8% during the second quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC now owns 7,487 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $724,000 after purchasing an additional 271 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.15% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Michael John Short sold 6,364 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $117.24, for a total transaction of $746,115.36. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 60,401 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,081,413.24. The trade was a 9.53% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Arun Rajan sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $121.74, for a total value of $304,350.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 130,591 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,898,148.34. The trade was a 1.88% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 14,577 shares of company stock valued at $1,714,544 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 1.47% of the company’s stock.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 5th will be given a dividend of $0.62 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 5th. This represents a $2.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.0%. C.H. Robinson Worldwide’s payout ratio is presently 56.49%.

About C.H. Robinson Worldwide

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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.

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