Pacific Point Advisors LLC Trims Stake in C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. $CHRW

Pacific Point Advisors LLC lowered its position in C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHRW) by 99.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,519 shares of the transportation company’s stock after selling 270,283 shares during the period. Pacific Point Advisors LLC’s holdings in C.H. Robinson Worldwide were worth $201,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 0.4% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,642,930 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $1,404,989,000 after purchasing an additional 56,549 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 397,177 shares during the period. Boston Partners increased its stake in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 53.0% in the 2nd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 3,518,118 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $340,646,000 after acquiring an additional 1,218,968 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 5.1% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,402,945 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $230,563,000 after acquiring an additional 117,222 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 78.3% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,013,745 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $193,219,000 after acquiring an additional 884,160 shares in the last quarter. 93.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have weighed in on CHRW. Loop Capital set a $206.00 target price on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. TD Cowen raised their price objective on C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $165.00 to $194.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Stephens set a $173.00 target price on C.H. Robinson Worldwide in a report on Thursday, October 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $166.00 to $178.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Benchmark lifted their price target on C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $160.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Sixteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $181.29.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Trading Up 4.9%

Shares of NASDAQ:CHRW opened at $176.02 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 1.59. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. has a 1 year low of $84.68 and a 1 year high of $203.34. The company has a market cap of $20.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.44, a PEG ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 0.90. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $173.61 and its 200-day moving average price is $148.02.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ:CHRW) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The transportation company reported $1.23 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $3.91 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.97 billion. C.H. Robinson Worldwide had a return on equity of 34.24% and a net margin of 3.62%.C.H. Robinson Worldwide’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.21 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. will post 4.83 earnings per share for the current year.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 6th will be issued a dividend of $0.63 per share. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 6th. C.H. Robinson Worldwide’s payout ratio is presently 52.17%.

Key C.H. Robinson Worldwide News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support and dividend: Several firms recently raised price targets or reiterated coverage (Citigroup, Susquehanna, others) and CHRW recently announced a quarterly dividend ($0.63/share). Upgraded targets and the yield support investor confidence. MarketBeat CHRW coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest reports are noisy/ambiguous for February — multiple automated feeds show “0” shares/NaN changes and a 0.0 days-to-cover figure, which appears to be a data issue rather than a material change in positioning.
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation/comparison write-up: A Zacks piece compares CHRW with peer Kuehne & Nagel (KHNGY) as value options within transportation services — useful context but not an immediate catalyst. KHNGY vs. CHRW (Zacks)
• Negative Sentiment: AI disruption headlines: Multiple outlets flagged fears that AI-driven changes could hit freight/logistics valuations; those stories triggered sharp selling earlier in the week and remain a drag on sentiment. MarketWatch AI disruption article
• Negative Sentiment: Sector-specific selloff coverage: Reports explicitly note CHRW shares “tumbled” or headed for record intraday declines as investors focused on freight-sector AI risk, increasing volatility and downside pressure. Investing.com tumble report
• Negative Sentiment: Notable insider selling: Two insiders (Michael John Short and Angela K. Freeman) disclosed multi-thousand-share sales at ~\$200 per share on Feb. 9; while insider sales can be for personal reasons, the size and timing can weigh on near-term sentiment. InsiderTrades insider sales

Insider Activity at C.H. Robinson Worldwide

In other news, CEO David P. Bozeman purchased 1,223 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 12th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $163.34 per share, with a total value of $199,764.82. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 190,600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $31,132,604. This represents a 0.65% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Arun Rajan purchased 605 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 12th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $167.11 per share, for a total transaction of $101,101.55. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider owned 133,656 shares in the company, valued at approximately $22,335,254.16. The trade was a 0.45% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have purchased 2,422 shares of company stock valued at $400,801 and have sold 21,416 shares valued at $4,157,630. 1.47% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Profile

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.