Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank Has $5.79 Million Stake in C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHRW)

Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank reduced its holdings in C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHRWFree Report) by 60.0% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 56,016 shares of the transportation company’s stock after selling 83,915 shares during the quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank’s holdings in C.H. Robinson Worldwide were worth $5,788,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CHRW. Cascade Investment Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Cascade Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 15,987 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $1,652,000 after buying an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 83.5% in the third quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 244 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares during the last quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 3,873 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $400,000 after acquiring an additional 131 shares during the last quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC now owns 6,498 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $717,000 after purchasing an additional 144 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sound Financial Strategies Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Sound Financial Strategies Group LLC now owns 8,387 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $867,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the period. 93.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently commented on CHRW. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $115.00 to $124.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, December 13th. Susquehanna cut their price objective on C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $130.00 to $127.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. StockNews.com lowered C.H. Robinson Worldwide from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $115.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, December 13th. Finally, Barclays upped their price objective on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 17th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, C.H. Robinson Worldwide has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $117.65.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In other C.H. Robinson Worldwide news, insider Michael D. Castagnetto sold 5,016 shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.60, for a total value of $499,593.60. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 34,586 shares in the company, valued at $3,444,765.60. The trade was a 12.67 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Angela K. Freeman sold 8,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.39, for a total transaction of $803,120.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 77,027 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,732,740.53. This trade represents a 9.41 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 15,048 shares of company stock worth $1,513,656 over the last three months. Insiders own 1.47% of the company’s stock.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Stock Performance

NASDAQ:CHRW opened at $98.38 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $11.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.55, a PEG ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 0.83. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $65.00 and a fifty-two week high of $114.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 1.49 and a current ratio of 1.28. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $101.13 and a 200-day moving average price of $104.54.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ:CHRWGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The transportation company reported $1.21 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.10 by $0.11. C.H. Robinson Worldwide had a net margin of 2.63% and a return on equity of 34.53%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. will post 4.83 EPS for the current fiscal year.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 7th will be given a dividend of $0.62 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 7th. This represents a $2.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.52%. C.H. Robinson Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio is currently 64.42%.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Profile

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for C.H. Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ:CHRW)

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