Eisler Capital Management Ltd. Takes $9.93 Million Position in C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHRW)

Eisler Capital Management Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHRW - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 96,710 shares of the transportation company's stock, valued at approximately $9,928,000. C.H. Robinson Worldwide makes up 0.0% of Eisler Capital Management Ltd.'s portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest position. Eisler Capital Management Ltd. owned about 0.08% of C.H. Robinson Worldwide as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,535,174 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $1,501,774,000 after buying an additional 251,943 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 4.8% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,147,830 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $428,554,000 after purchasing an additional 191,611 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,168,030 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $326,549,000 after purchasing an additional 64,019 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its position in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 92,841.1% during the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 3,007,574 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $310,742,000 after purchasing an additional 3,004,338 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 25.7% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 2,899,550 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $299,582,000 after purchasing an additional 593,211 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.15% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at C.H. Robinson Worldwide

In other news, insider Angela K. Freeman sold 8,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.39, for a total transaction of $803,120.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 77,027 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,732,740.53. The trade was a 9.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, 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 completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 34,586 shares in the company, valued at $3,444,765.60. This represents a 12.67% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.47% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Stock Performance

Shares of CHRW stock traded down $0.61 on Friday, hitting $88.97. 709,600 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,371,699. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 1.28 and a quick ratio of 1.49. The company's fifty day moving average is $94.32 and its 200 day moving average is $100.96. The company has a market capitalization of $10.56 billion, a PE ratio of 23.11, a PEG ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 0.92. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. has a 1-year low of $81.39 and a 1-year high of $114.82.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ:CHRW - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The transportation company reported $1.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.02 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $4.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.29 billion. C.H. Robinson Worldwide had a return on equity of 34.53% and a net margin of 2.63%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.86 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. will post 4.83 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently commented on CHRW. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $110.00 to $100.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 11th. TD Cowen boosted their target price on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $111.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Stephens reissued an "equal weight" rating and set a $111.00 target price on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $126.00 to $118.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Susquehanna cut their target price on C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $117.00 to $115.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, C.H. Robinson Worldwide has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $114.38.

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.