Boston Trust Walden Corp Has $3.40 Million Holdings in C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHRW)

Boston Trust Walden Corp lowered its stake in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHRW - Free Report) by 80.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 39,349 shares of the transportation company's stock after selling 160,153 shares during the quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp's holdings in C.H. Robinson Worldwide were worth $3,399,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Autumn Glory Partners LLC increased its holdings in C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Autumn Glory Partners LLC now owns 9,932 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $858,000 after buying an additional 294 shares during the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System increased its holdings in C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 32,000 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $2,764,000 after buying an additional 233 shares during the last quarter. Oak Thistle LLC purchased a new position in C.H. Robinson Worldwide in the fourth quarter valued at $612,000. Waypoint Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 31.5% in the fourth quarter. Waypoint Capital Advisors LLC now owns 19,740 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $1,705,000 after buying an additional 4,727 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Weybosset Research & Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. Weybosset Research & Management LLC now owns 62,708 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $5,417,000 after purchasing an additional 2,606 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.15% of the company's stock.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Price Performance

Shares of CHRW stock traded down $0.50 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $71.18. 1,034,330 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,817,295. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.40 and a quick ratio of 1.40. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $74.29 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $81.06. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. has a 1-year low of $69.11 and a 1-year high of $106.14. The firm has a market cap of $8.33 billion, a PE ratio of 26.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.55 and a beta of 0.72.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ:CHRW - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 31st. The transportation company reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.80 by ($0.30). C.H. Robinson Worldwide had a return on equity of 27.61% and a net margin of 1.85%. The business had revenue of $4.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.35 billion. On average, equities research analysts expect that C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. will post 3.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 1st were paid a dividend of $0.61 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 29th. This represents a $2.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.43%. C.H. Robinson Worldwide's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 90.04%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the company. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $90.00 to $85.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 1st. StockNews.com lowered C.H. Robinson Worldwide from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 28th. BNP Paribas reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $76.00 target price on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide in a research note on Wednesday, March 27th. Barclays reiterated an "underweight" rating and set a $65.00 target price (down previously from $80.00) on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide in a research note on Monday, April 1st. Finally, Susquehanna increased their target price on shares of C.H. Robinson Worldwide from $79.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, March 25th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $82.93.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Company Profile

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.