C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) Competitors

C.H. Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ:CHRW) and Expeditors International of Washington (NASDAQ:EXPD) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation and risk.

Does the media favor CHRW or EXPD?

In the previous week, Expeditors International of Washington had 2 more articles in the media than C.H. Robinson Worldwide. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Expeditors International of Washington and 15 mentions for C.H. Robinson Worldwide. Expeditors International of Washington's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat C.H. Robinson Worldwide's score of 1.04 indicating that Expeditors International of Washington is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
C.H. Robinson Worldwide	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Expeditors International of Washington	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts prefer CHRW or EXPD?

C.H. Robinson Worldwide presently has a consensus price target of $114.29, suggesting a potential upside of 17.60%. Expeditors International of Washington has a consensus price target of $113.89, suggesting a potential upside of 0.43%. Given C.H. Robinson Worldwide's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe C.H. Robinson Worldwide is more favorable than Expeditors International of Washington.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
C.H. Robinson Worldwide	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Expeditors International of Washington	4 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.64

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CHRW or EXPD?

C.H. Robinson Worldwide received 169 more outperform votes than Expeditors International of Washington when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 48.84% of users gave Expeditors International of Washington an outperform vote while only 47.74% of users gave C.H. Robinson Worldwide an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
C.H. Robinson Worldwide	Outperform Votes 548 47.74%	Underperform Votes 600 52.26%
Expeditors International of Washington	Outperform Votes 379 48.84%	Underperform Votes 397 51.16%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CHRW or EXPD?

Expeditors International of Washington has lower revenue, but higher earnings than C.H. Robinson Worldwide. Expeditors International of Washington 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	$17.36B	0.66	$465.69M	$4.18	23.25
Expeditors International of Washington	$11.06B	1.40	$752.88M	$6.02	18.84

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CHRW or EXPD?

93.2% of C.H. Robinson Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.0% of Expeditors International of Washington shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of C.H. Robinson Worldwide shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Expeditors International of Washington shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CHRW or EXPD a better dividend stock?

C.H. Robinson Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Expeditors International of Washington pays an annual dividend of $1.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. C.H. Robinson Worldwide pays out 59.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Expeditors International of Washington pays out 25.6% 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 raised its dividend for 27 consecutive years and Expeditors International of Washington has raised its dividend for 31 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility & risk, CHRW or EXPD?

C.H. Robinson Worldwide has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Expeditors International of Washington has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CHRW or EXPD more profitable?

Expeditors International of Washington has a net margin of 7.64% compared to C.H. Robinson Worldwide's net margin of 2.63%. Expeditors International of Washington's return on equity of 36.16% beat C.H. Robinson Worldwide's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
C.H. Robinson Worldwide	2.63%	34.53%	9.94%
Expeditors International of Washington	7.64%	36.16%	16.88%

Summary

Expeditors International of Washington beats C.H. Robinson Worldwide on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.