25,000 Shares in C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. $CHRW Acquired by Uniting Wealth Partners LLC

Uniting Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHRW) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 25,000 shares of the transportation company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,325,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its stake in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 2.8% during the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 2,563 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $338,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its position in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 16.7% during the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 656 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $87,000 after acquiring an additional 94 shares in the last quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System boosted its position in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System now owns 32,292 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $3,098,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. increased its holdings in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 26.3% in the 2nd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 529 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $51,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mutual Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 9,154 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $940,000 after acquiring an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. 93.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on CHRW. UBS Group set a $160.00 price target on C.H. Robinson Worldwide in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Benchmark upped their target price on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $160.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $184.00 to $202.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price objective on C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $135.00 to $153.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, January 9th. 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 company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $181.29.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Arun Rajan bought 605 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 12th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $167.11 per share, with a total value of $101,101.55. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider owned 133,656 shares in the company, valued at approximately $22,335,254.16. This trade represents a 0.45% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Michael D. Castagnetto sold 2,849 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $194.20, for a total value of $553,275.80. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 28,149 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,466,535.80. This represents a 9.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders bought 2,422 shares of company stock worth $400,801 and sold 21,416 shares worth $4,157,630. Company insiders own 1.47% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting C.H. Robinson Worldwide

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

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Trading Up 4.9%

Shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide stock opened at $176.02 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 1.59 and a current ratio of 1.53. The company has a market capitalization of $20.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.44, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.90. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. has a 1 year low of $84.68 and a 1 year high of $203.34. The company’s fifty day moving average is $173.61 and its two-hundred day moving average is $148.35.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ:CHRW) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The transportation company reported $1.23 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.12 by $0.11. C.H. Robinson Worldwide had a net margin of 3.62% and a return on equity of 34.24%. The business had revenue of $3.91 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.97 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.21 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was down 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts forecast 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. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 6th will be given a dividend of $0.63 per share. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 6th. C.H. Robinson Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 52.17%.

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.