DSV (OTCMKTS:DSDVY) & C.H. Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ:CHRW) Head-To-Head Survey

DSV (OTCMKTS:DSDVY) and C.H. Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ:CHRW) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Dividends

DSV pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. C.H. Robinson Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. DSV pays out 9.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. C.H. Robinson Worldwide pays out 51.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. C.H. Robinson Worldwide has increased its dividend for 27 consecutive years. C.H. Robinson Worldwide is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Risk & Volatility

DSV has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, C.H. Robinson Worldwide has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for DSV and C.H. Robinson Worldwide, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DSV	0	1	4	0	2.80
C.H. Robinson Worldwide	1	4	17	0	2.73

C.H. Robinson Worldwide has a consensus price target of $192.27, indicating a potential upside of 13.29%. Given C.H. Robinson Worldwide’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe C.H. Robinson Worldwide is more favorable than DSV.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.2% of DSV shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of C.H. Robinson Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of C.H. Robinson Worldwide shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares DSV and C.H. Robinson Worldwide’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DSV	2.55%	9.45%	3.67%
C.H. Robinson Worldwide	3.70%	35.49%	12.25%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares DSV and C.H. Robinson Worldwide”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DSV	$37.45 billion	1.55	$1.23 billion	$3.15	38.32
C.H. Robinson Worldwide	$16.23 billion	1.23	$587.08 million	$4.94	34.36

DSV has higher revenue and earnings than C.H. Robinson Worldwide. C.H. Robinson Worldwide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DSV, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

C.H. Robinson Worldwide beats DSV on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About DSV

DSV A/S offers transport and logistics services in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, South America, Asia, Australia, and the Pacific. It operates through three segments: Air & Sea, Road, and Solutions. The company provides air freight, air freight compliance and carrier, and rail freight services; sea freight, and sea freight compliance and carrier services, as well as freight containers. It also offers road freight services, such as part and full loads, groupage, specialized transport, express, and online and document handling services; and workshops. In addition, the company provides logistics solutions for automotive, technology, healthcare, energy, industrial, retail/ fashion, and chemical sectors; and inventory management solutions. Further, it offers special project transport services, such as industrial projects, renewable energy, government logistics, ship charter, and air charter services; and courier and warehousing services. The company was formerly known as DSV Panalpina A/S and changed its name to DSV A/S in September 2021. DSV A/S was incorporated in 1976 and is based in Hedehusene, Denmark.

About C.H. Robinson Worldwide

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. It also provides customs brokerage services; and other logistics services, such as fee-based managed, warehousing, small parcel, and other services. It has contractual relationships with approximately 45,000 transportation companies, including motor carriers, railroads, and ocean and air carriers. In addition, the company is involved in the buying, selling, and/or marketing of fresh fruits, vegetables, and other value-added perishable items under the Robinson Fresh brand name. Further, the company offers transportation management services or managed TMS; and other surface transportation services. It provides its fresh produce to grocery retailers, restaurants, produce wholesalers, and foodservice distributors through a network of independent produce growers and suppliers. The company was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.