C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ARCB or CHRW?

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
ArcBest	$4.05B	0.40	$173.96M	$6.72	10.63
C.H. Robinson Worldwide	$17.72B	0.81	$465.69M	$4.39	27.62

Which has more risk & volatility, ARCB or CHRW?

ArcBest has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, C.H. Robinson Worldwide has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ARCB or CHRW a better dividend stock?

ArcBest pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. C.H. Robinson Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. ArcBest pays out 7.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. C.H. Robinson Worldwide pays out 56.5% 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.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ARCB or CHRW?

99.3% of ArcBest shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of C.H. Robinson Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of ArcBest shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of C.H. Robinson Worldwide shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer ARCB or CHRW?

In the previous week, C.H. Robinson Worldwide had 20 more articles in the media than ArcBest. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for C.H. Robinson Worldwide and 5 mentions for ArcBest. C.H. Robinson Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat ArcBest's score of 0.69 indicating that C.H. Robinson Worldwide is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ArcBest	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
C.H. Robinson Worldwide	16 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer ARCB or CHRW?

ArcBest currently has a consensus target price of $90.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.94%. C.H. Robinson Worldwide has a consensus target price of $116.33, suggesting a potential downside of 4.05%. Given ArcBest's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe ArcBest is more favorable than C.H. Robinson Worldwide.

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

Is ARCB or CHRW 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
ArcBest	3.90%	8.67%	4.66%
C.H. Robinson Worldwide	3.14%	35.01%	11.23%

Summary

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