C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) Competitors

C.H. Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ:CHRW) and ArcBest (NASDAQ:ARCB) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and valuation.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CHRW or ARCB?

93.2% of C.H. Robinson Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of ArcBest shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of C.H. Robinson Worldwide shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of ArcBest 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.

Does the media prefer CHRW or ARCB?

In the previous week, C.H. Robinson Worldwide had 10 more articles in the media than ArcBest. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for C.H. Robinson Worldwide and 4 mentions for ArcBest. C.H. Robinson Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat ArcBest's score of 0.70 indicating that C.H. Robinson Worldwide is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
C.H. Robinson Worldwide	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ArcBest	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, CHRW or ARCB?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
C.H. Robinson Worldwide	$17.72B	0.91	$465.69M	$4.39	31.23
ArcBest	$4.18B	0.39	$173.96M	$6.72	10.62

Do analysts prefer CHRW or ARCB?

C.H. Robinson Worldwide presently has a consensus price target of $117.24, indicating a potential downside of 14.48%. ArcBest has a consensus price target of $89.17, indicating a potential upside of 24.95%. Given ArcBest's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ArcBest is more favorable than C.H. Robinson Worldwide.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
C.H. Robinson Worldwide	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.68
ArcBest	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36

Is CHRW or ARCB a better dividend stock?

C.H. Robinson Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. ArcBest pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. C.H. Robinson Worldwide pays out 56.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ArcBest pays out 7.1% 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.

Is CHRW or ARCB more profitable?

ArcBest has a net margin of 3.90% compared to C.H. Robinson Worldwide's net margin of 3.14%. C.H. Robinson Worldwide's return on equity of 35.01% beat ArcBest's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
C.H. Robinson Worldwide	3.14%	35.01%	11.23%
ArcBest	3.90%	8.67%	4.66%

Which has more volatility & risk, CHRW or ARCB?

C.H. Robinson Worldwide has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ArcBest has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

C.H. Robinson Worldwide beats ArcBest on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.