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 stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility and risk, CHRW or ARCB?

C.H. Robinson Worldwide has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ArcBest has a beta of 1.71, meaning that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger 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	0.66	$465.69M	$4.18	23.44
ArcBest	$4.18B	0.46	$173.96M	$7.56	10.99

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 2.5%. ArcBest pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. C.H. Robinson Worldwide pays out 59.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ArcBest pays out 6.3% 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. C.H. Robinson Worldwide is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media prefer CHRW or ARCB?

In the previous week, C.H. Robinson Worldwide had 27 more articles in the media than ArcBest. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for C.H. Robinson Worldwide and 3 mentions for ArcBest. C.H. Robinson Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat ArcBest's score of 0.61 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	12 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ArcBest	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CHRW or ARCB more profitable?

ArcBest has a net margin of 4.37% compared to C.H. Robinson Worldwide's net margin of 2.93%. C.H. Robinson Worldwide's return on equity of 35.37% beat ArcBest's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
C.H. Robinson Worldwide	2.93%	35.37%	10.80%
ArcBest	4.37%	10.05%	5.35%

Do analysts prefer CHRW or ARCB?

C.H. Robinson Worldwide presently has a consensus price target of $113.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.86%. ArcBest has a consensus price target of $89.42, indicating a potential upside of 7.60%. Given C.H. Robinson Worldwide's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe C.H. Robinson Worldwide is more favorable than ArcBest.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
C.H. Robinson Worldwide	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
ArcBest	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CHRW or ARCB?

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

Summary

C.H. Robinson Worldwide beats ArcBest on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.