CH Robinson Worldwide Inc. (CHRW): Today's Featured Transportation Loser
(
) pushed the Transportation industry lower today making it today's featured Transportation loser. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.3%. By the end of trading, CH Robinson Worldwide fell 50 cents (-0.8%) to $59.82 on average volume. Throughout the day, 1.2 million shares of CH Robinson Worldwide exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.4 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $59.37-$60.52 after having opened the day at $60.35 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $60.32. Other company's within the Transportation industry that declined today were:
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), down 10.5%,
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), down 7.1%,
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), down 6.1%, and
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C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., a third-party logistics company, provides freight transportation services and logistics solutions to companies in various industries worldwide. CH Robinson Worldwide has a market cap of $9.74 billion and is part of the
sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 22.2, equal to the average transportation industry P/E ratio and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 14.2% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are six analysts that rate CH Robinson Worldwide a buy, one analyst rates it a sell, and 17 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates CH Robinson Worldwide as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, growth in earnings per share, increase in net income and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself.
- You can view the full CH Robinson Worldwide Ratings Report.
On the positive front,
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), up 10.6%,
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), up 8.5%,
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), up 8.1%, and
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), up 5.6%, were all gainers within the transportation industry with
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) being today's featured transportation industry winner.
- Use our transportation section to find industry-relevant news.
- Or find some new ideas from our top rated stocks lists.
For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the transportation industry could consider
iShares Dow Jones Transportation
(
) while those bearish on the transportation industry could consider
ProShares UltraShort Industrials
(
).
- Find other investment ideas from our top rated ETFs lists.
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