New York State Teachers Retirement System Purchases 5,877 Shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. $CHRW

New York State Teachers Retirement System raised its position in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHRW) by 6.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 104,269 shares of the transportation company’s stock after buying an additional 5,877 shares during the quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System owned about 0.09% of C.H. Robinson Worldwide worth $16,762,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its stake 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 acquiring an additional 4,751,034 shares in the last quarter. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP acquired a new stake in C.H. Robinson Worldwide in the third quarter valued at approximately $72,929,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its holdings in C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 68.5% in the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 1,051,312 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $139,194,000 after purchasing an additional 427,543 shares during the last quarter. Earnest Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide during the third quarter worth $54,313,000. Finally, State Street Corp increased its position in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 5.7% during the second 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 in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.15% of the company’s stock.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Multiple brokerages raised targets/ratings for CHRW (Stifel raised to $207 and assigned a Buy; Wells Fargo raised to $215 and kept an Overweight; JPMorgan raised to $196 and moved to Overweight; TD Cowen to $196). These upgrades signal continued analyst confidence in CHRW’s longer-term earnings power. Price Target Raises Wells Fargo Note
• Positive Sentiment: CHRW beat on EPS (reported $1.35 vs. ~$1.25 consensus) and showed year‑over‑year EPS improvement — a bullish datapoint for profitability and margin recovery. Earnings Beat
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks and other outlets published constructive write-ups on CHRW’s growth characteristics and key metrics, useful for investors assessing style/quality scores but not immediate catalysts. Zacks Growth Piece
• Neutral Sentiment: Q1 supplemental materials and the earnings‑call transcript are available for detail into guidance, segment trends and margins — important for modeling but not single-day drivers. Earnings Call Transcript Presentation
• Negative Sentiment: Top-line weakness: Q1 revenue slightly missed estimates (sales below analyst estimates), driven by lower ocean and truckload volumes and weaker ocean pricing — a revenue softness that can pressure near‑term multiples despite the EPS beat. Revenue Miss

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on CHRW shares. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $202.00 to $207.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Raymond James Financial set a $210.00 price target on C.H. Robinson Worldwide in a research note on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $180.00 price target on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $210.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, TD Cowen upped their price objective on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $194.00 to $196.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday. Fifteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $192.27.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Stock Performance

Shares of CHRW stock opened at $177.30 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 1.59 and a quick ratio of 1.53. The business has a fifty day moving average of $175.82 and a 200 day moving average of $167.35. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. has a 1 year low of $86.58 and a 1 year high of $203.34.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ:CHRW) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The transportation company reported $1.35 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.24 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $4.01 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.05 billion. C.H. Robinson Worldwide had a return on equity of 35.49% and a net margin of 3.70%.The company’s quarterly revenue was down .9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.17 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. will post 6.05 earnings per share for the current year.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, March 6th were given a $0.63 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 6th. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. C.H. Robinson Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio is currently 51.01%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other C.H. Robinson Worldwide news, insider Angela K. Freeman sold 8,579 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.52, for a total transaction of $1,720,261.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 55,611 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,151,117.72. This trade represents a 13.37% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO David P. Bozeman acquired 1,223 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 12th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $163.34 per share, with a total value of $199,764.82. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer owned 190,600 shares in the company, valued at approximately $31,132,604. This trade represents a 0.65% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have acquired 2,422 shares of company stock worth $400,801 in the last quarter. 0.37% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.