CBIZ (CBZ) and Its Competitors Financial Survey

CBIZ (NYSE:CBZ) is one of 203 public companies in the “Professional Services” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare CBIZ to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares CBIZ and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CBIZ	5.33%	12.74%	5.19%
CBIZ Competitors	0.35%	36.82%	4.45%

Risk and Volatility

CBIZ has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CBIZ’s peers have a beta of 0.96, meaning that their average share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for CBIZ and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CBIZ	0	7	1	0	2.12
CBIZ Competitors	1614	6488	9176	433	2.48

CBIZ presently has a consensus price target of $44.50, indicating a potential downside of 19.06%. As a group, “Professional Services” companies have a potential upside of 27.13%. Given CBIZ’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CBIZ has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

87.4% of CBIZ shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.4% of shares of all “Professional Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of CBIZ shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.1% of shares of all “Professional Services” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares CBIZ and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
CBIZ	$2.78 billion	$115.44 million	22.44
CBIZ Competitors	$3.30 billion	$228.40 million	31.81

CBIZ’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than CBIZ. CBIZ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

CBIZ peers beat CBIZ on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

About CBIZ

CBIZ, Inc. is a professional services company that provides financial, advisory, insurance and employee benefits services to businesses, individuals and organizations. Its offerings include accounting, tax preparation and planning, audit and assurance, and outsourced finance and business support. The company also provides consulting and advisory services, including valuation, transaction support and risk management, alongside commercial insurance and employee benefits solutions. Through its benefits and insurance services, CBIZ helps employers manage workplace programs and coverage needs.