C.H. Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ:CHRW) Price Target Raised to $210.00

C.H. Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ:CHRW) had its price objective hoisted by research analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $185.00 to $210.00 in a research report issued on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an “overweight” rating on the transportation company’s stock. Wells Fargo & Company‘s price objective indicates a potential upside of 9.55% from the stock’s current price.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on CHRW. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $165.00 to $194.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $163.00 to $177.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $166.00 to $178.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price target on C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $135.00 to $153.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Bank of America lifted their target price on C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $167.00 to $182.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 24th. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $173.22.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Stock Up 4.0%

Shares of CHRW stock traded up $7.41 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $191.69. The company had a trading volume of 776,721 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,739,054. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $164.90 and its 200 day simple moving average is $140.46. The company has a market capitalization of $22.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 1.59 and a current ratio of 1.59. C.H. Robinson Worldwide has a twelve month low of $84.68 and a twelve month high of $200.33.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ:CHRW) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The transportation company reported $1.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.12 by $0.11. C.H. Robinson Worldwide had a net margin of 3.64% and a return on equity of 34.77%. The company had revenue of $3.91 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.97 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.21 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 6.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that C.H. Robinson Worldwide will post 4.83 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Michael John Short sold 2,390 shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.91, for a total value of $386,964.90. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 55,158 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,930,631.78. The trade was a 4.15% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Michael D. Castagnetto sold 45,266 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.70, for a total value of $6,866,852.20. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 34,046 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,164,778.20. This represents a 57.07% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 98,770 shares of company stock worth $14,937,201. 0.91% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On C.H. Robinson Worldwide

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 0.4% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,642,930 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $1,404,989,000 after acquiring an additional 56,549 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its position in C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 5.7% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,420,768 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $716,423,000 after purchasing an additional 397,177 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its holdings in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 198.6% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 7,143,297 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $945,773,000 after purchasing an additional 4,751,034 shares during the period. Boston Partners increased its holdings in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 6.1% during the 3rd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 3,731,363 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $494,372,000 after purchasing an additional 213,245 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its position in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 5.1% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,402,945 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $230,563,000 after buying an additional 117,222 shares during the last quarter. 93.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting C.H. Robinson Worldwide

Here are the key news stories impacting C.H. Robinson Worldwide this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Evercore ISI raised its price target sharply to $219 and kept an “outperform” rating — a sizable analyst endorsement that implies meaningful upside for CHRW. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: TD Cowen lifted its target to $194 (from $165) and maintained a “hold” — another incremental analyst upgrade supporting the stock. (No direct article link provided)
• Positive Sentiment: Q4 EPS of $1.23 beat consensus of $1.12, showing underlying profitability resilience and helping investor sentiment despite mixed top-line results. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Company released its Q4 press release, slide deck and conference-call transcript — useful for digging into guidance, segment dynamics and margin drivers but not changing the headline beat/miss. Press Release / Slide Deck Earnings Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst and media write-ups (Zacks, MarketBeat summaries) provide deeper metric analysis and comparisons to Street estimates — helpful for investors but mainly explanatory rather than new catalysts. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue came in at $3.91B vs. consensus $3.97B and was down ~6.5% YoY — a sign that volume/market conditions remain soft and limiting sustainable top-line growth. Press Release / Slide Deck
• Negative Sentiment: Short interest reportedly rose materially in January (roughly 8.66M shares, ~7.4% of float as of Jan 15 in one report), which can amplify downside risk or volatility if sentiment reverses. (Conflicting short-interest feeds exist; treat the magnitude with caution.)

About C.H. Robinson Worldwide

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc is a third-party logistics provider founded in 1905 and headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Originally established as a produce brokerage firm, the company has since expanded its offerings to become one of the world’s largest freight and logistics intermediaries. C.H. Robinson leverages a global network of transportation providers, technology platforms, and in-house expertise to connect shippers and carriers across multiple modes of transportation.

The company’s primary services include truckload, less-than-truckload (LTL), intermodal, air and ocean freight, and managed transportation solutions.