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

Which has more volatility & risk, CHRW or EXPD?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CHRW or EXPD?

C.H. Robinson Worldwide received 168 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 47.69% of users gave C.H. Robinson Worldwide an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
C.H. Robinson Worldwide	Outperform Votes 547 47.69%	Underperform Votes 600 52.31%
Expeditors International of Washington	Outperform Votes 379 48.84%	Underperform Votes 397 51.16%

Does the media favor CHRW or EXPD?

In the previous week, Expeditors International of Washington had 12 more articles in the media than C.H. Robinson Worldwide. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Expeditors International of Washington and 12 mentions for C.H. Robinson Worldwide. C.H. Robinson Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Expeditors International of Washington's score of 0.92 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	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Expeditors International of Washington	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CHRW or EXPD?

93.2% of C.H. Robinson Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.0% of Expeditors International of Washington shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of C.H. Robinson Worldwide shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Expeditors International of Washington 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.

Do analysts prefer CHRW or EXPD?

C.H. Robinson Worldwide currently has a consensus target price of $114.38, indicating a potential upside of 19.21%. Expeditors International of Washington has a consensus target price of $113.70, indicating a potential downside of 2.12%. Given C.H. Robinson Worldwide's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research 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)	8 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

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 1.3%. 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 increased its dividend for 27 consecutive years and Expeditors International of Washington has increased its dividend for 31 consecutive years.

Which has better valuation and 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	22.95
Expeditors International of Washington	$11.06B	1.45	$752.88M	$6.02	19.30

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 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.